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Dunkirk on Friday, May 24, 1940

A summary of the WWII events this day: With no alternative, 400,000 Allied troops lay pinned against the coast of Flanders near the French port of Dunkirk. The Battle of Boulogne and the Siege of Calais, begun on May 22, … Continue reading

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