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Only about 7,500 men were able to be evacuated.
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The Battle of Dunkirk was a military operation that took place in Dunkirk, France, during the second war. As part of the Battle of France on the Western Front.
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Hitler orders his army forces towards Dunkirk for the final blow to the Allied cause.
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About 15,000 men were able to get out.
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The first to arrive to the battle of dunkirk were the "Little Ships".
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Another 47,000 British troops are evacuated from Dunkirk.
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120,000 total Allied soldiers evacuated from Dunkirk on this day.
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Some 40,000 French soldiers are taken prisoner by Germany at the fall of Dunkirk.
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/worldwars/wwtwo/ff2_dunkirk.shtml
https://www.history.com/topics/dunkirk
https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/578885/Dunkirk-evacuation-World-War-Two-Germany-Britain
http://deadline.com/2013/02/tide-turning-wwii-battle-dunkirk-getting-screen-treatment-from-working-title-uk-428645/
