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Dunkirk evacuation (1940)

26 May–4 Jun 1940 — 338,000 Allied soldiers are lifted off the beaches. An army escapes; France falls.

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Turning point
Chapter
Fall of France (chapter 3 of WW2)
Atlas
The War Room — WW2, 1936–1945
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Map showing Dunkirk evacuation (1940), turning point in The War Room — WW2, 1936–1945
TURNING POINT · THE WAR ROOM — WW2, 1936–1945

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