1940 ⟶ Operation Aerial: Evacuation of British Troops from France

Start of the evacuation of British troops from ports in west...
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1940

🇬🇧 British Troops Arrive in France

The first advance parties of the British Expeditionary Force arrive in France.⟶
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💂 British Troops in France Reach 158,000

An estimated 158,000 British troops are now in France.⟶
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🚢 Operation Aerial: Evacuation of British Troops from France

Start of the evacuation of British troops from ports in western France in Operation Aerial.⟶
Operation Aerial: Evacuation of British Troops from France (1940)
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🚢 Operation Dynamo: Dunkirk Evacuation Begins

Operation Dynamo, the Allied evacuation of 340,000 troops from Dunkirk, begins. The move will last until June 3 under ferocious bombardment by the Luftwaffe.⟶
Operation Dynamo: Dunkirk Evacuation Begins (1940)
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🚢 Operation Dynamo Ends: Evacuation of Allied Troops

Last day of Operation Dynamo. 224,686 British and 121,445 French and Belgian troops have been evacuated.⟶
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✈️ Operation Aerial: Allied Evacuation from France Concludes

Last major evacuation of Operation Aerial; 191,870 Allied soldiers, airmen and some civilians had escaped from France.⟶
Operation Aerial: Allied Evacuation from France Concludes (1940)
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