4th June: The Miracle of Dunkirk
Update: 2021-06-04
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In this episode we discuss the nine day evacuation of troops from the French seaport of Dunkirk to England during WW2, also known as the ‘Miracle of Dunkirk’. The evacuation officially ended on this day, 4th June, in 1940 with the success of naval vessels and hundreds of civilian boats rescuing over 300,000 British and Allied troops. We take a look at why the evacuation was necessary, how it was executed and the impacts it had on the war.
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