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The '''Battle of Dunkirk''' occurred in May 1940 between a [[British]] and [[French]] force against a [[German]] armored army that had advanced to the Channel coast at Calais in France thus cutting off the British and French soldiers. In this attack over 330,000 Allied troops were evacuated by 900 British ships to [[England]]. It was considered to be a pivitol moment in [[World War II]] and the first of many [[Nazi]] blunders. Hitler had his armies stop instead of overrunning Dunkirk so his airforce could finish the job and share in the glory instead of feeling left out. | The '''Battle of Dunkirk''' occurred in May 1940 between a [[British]] and [[French]] force against a [[German]] armored army that had advanced to the Channel coast at Calais in France thus cutting off the British and French soldiers. In this attack over 330,000 Allied troops were evacuated by 900 British ships to [[England]]. It was considered to be a pivitol moment in [[World War II]] and the first of many [[Nazi]] blunders. Hitler had his armies stop instead of overrunning Dunkirk so his airforce could finish the job and share in the glory instead of feeling left out. | ||
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Revision as of 03:14, June 20, 2007
The Battle of Dunkirk occurred in May 1940 between a British and French force against a German armored army that had advanced to the Channel coast at Calais in France thus cutting off the British and French soldiers. In this attack over 330,000 Allied troops were evacuated by 900 British ships to England. It was considered to be a pivitol moment in World War II and the first of many Nazi blunders. Hitler had his armies stop instead of overrunning Dunkirk so his airforce could finish the job and share in the glory instead of feeling left out.
