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Debunking the myth of the missing RAF at Dunkirk: How British fighter pilots defended the BEF and the English Channel during Operation Dynamo

Contrary to popular belief, the Royal Air Force was not absent during the Dunkirk evacuation. Throughout Operation Dynamo, RAF fighter squadrons executed hundreds of reconnaissance missions, bombing ...
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Almost Half a Million Troops Were Trapped on Dunkirk Beaches WWII Battles in Color | Smithsonian

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. The sheer improbability of the Dunkirk evacuation is laid bare by the expectations of the British Admiralty: secretly, they feared they would only ...
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After Dunkirk can Britain survive the second phase of Hitler’s offensive?

In the first week of June 1940, the Dunkirk evacuation ends with over 338,000 Allied troops rescued, but 40,000 are left behind as German forces enter the town. Britain celebrates survival, while ...