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Three of the armada of 'little ships' which brought the men of the BEF from the shores in and around Dunkirk, to the safety of British warships and other vessels. 1940. Imperial War Museum.

This "Miracle" at Dunkirk Changed the Course of World War II

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By Davies (Lt), Kessell (Lt), War Office official photographer - http://media.iwm.org.uk/iwm/mediaLib//47/media-47814/large.jpgThis is photograph F 2212 from the collections of the Imperial War Museums., Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/inde

Why Hitler Erred in Not Crushing the British at Dunkirk

By War Office official photographer - http://media.iwm.org.uk/iwm/mediaLib//40/media-40118/large.jpgThis is photograph H 1623 from the collections of the Imperial War Museums., Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=25314355

How the British Managed to Escape Dunkirk and Keep Fighting

British troops line up on the beach at Dunkirk to await evacuation. 26-29 May 1940. Imperial War Museum/U.S. Embassy in London.

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Evacuation From Dunkirk—Royal Engineers disembarking from a destroyer at Dover, 31 May 1940. Imperial War Museum/U.K. War Office photographer.

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Three of the armada of 'little ships' which brought the men of the BEF from the shores in and around Dunkirk, to the safety of British warships and other vessels. 1940. Imperial War Museum.

This "Miracle" at Dunkirk Changed the Course of World War II

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