1940 ⟶ Operation Dynamo: Dunkirk Evacuation Begins
Operation Dynamo, the Allied evacuation of 340,000 troops fr...
Year
1940
🚢 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.⟶
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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: Evacuation of British Troops from France
Start of the evacuation of British troops from ports in western France in Operation Aerial.⟶
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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.⟶
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