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Dunkirk on Thursday, May 30, 1940

Posted on July 30, 2017 by

A summary of the WWII events this day: Day 4 saw 53,823 evacuated from Dunkirk, with the total evacuees now at 126,606. Thanks to better discipline, the lorry jetties, and above all, the surge of little ships, the number of … Continue reading →

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Dunkirk on Wednesday, May 29, 1940

Posted on July 29, 2017 by

A summary of the WWII events this day: Day 3 saw 47,310 evacuated from Dunkirk, with the total evacuees now at 72,783. Extensive Luftwaffe raids on beaches of Dunkirk as soldiers wait to evacuate. Germans capture Ostend & Ypres in … Continue reading →

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Dunkirk on Tuesday, May 28, 1940

Posted on July 23, 2017 by

Dear future insomniacs and internet addicts, Unbeknownst to you, but knownst to concurrent infovores, I blew my deadline to be done with the Dunkirk blogging by the time the movie opened. I will be seeing the movie next week. But … Continue reading →

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Dunkirk on Friday, May 10, 1940

Posted on June 26, 2017 by

Some days in history kinda put other days in history to shame. Take for example May 10th, 1940: On this day in 1940, Hitler begins his Western offensive with the radio code word “Danzig,” sending his forces into Holland and … Continue reading →

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