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The Miracle of Dunkirk was the evacuation of more than 300,000 members of the British Expeditionary Force across the English Channel and enabled them to fight again on another day. About 26,000 French troops were also evacuated and they became the nucleus of the Free French. About 4,500 wounded were also evacuated from the beach at Dunkirk.
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CoachThe British Expeditionary Force was sent to France after the start of World War II in September, 1939. It was this army that was trapped after Hitler invaded France in May, 1940.
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In World War 2 where was the British army trapped and then escaped by sea?
Dunkirk
How can you trace a soldier taken prisoner at Dunkirk in World War 2?
yes it infact can
What did the Britain do in World War 2?
The British did a few campaigns during the war they famously fought in the air during the battle of britain, helped evacuate in dunkirk, defended from and attacked Nazis in North Africa and helped the french resistance in disrupting the German occupation. there are probably more things they did but these are just the famous ones. The Burma Campaign
What happened to to allow France to be overtaken by the Germans in world war 2?
It happened at Dunkirk when the french were so badly injured they retreated.
Why was Dunkirk included in the world war 2?
The people of Dunkirk actually played an instrumental part in United States victory in World War Two. They made many significant contributions, such as creating the first gas powered rifle, the Sturmgewehr (STG), developed the war style known as blitzkreig, and transferred Nazi secrets to the Americans.
