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On This Day in History - May 9, 1945
May 9, 1945 #OTD World War II: The German garrisons at Dunkerque (12,000 men), La Rochelle, Lorient, and Saint-Nazaire surrendered. Pictured: American soldiers and vehicles passing German prisoners of war, Lorient, 1945.
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July 3, 1940 #OTD World War II: Battle of Mers-el-Kébir At 0545 hours, Vice Admiral James Somerville and his British Royal Navy Force H arrived off of Mers-el-Kébir, Algeria where a powerful fleet under French Admiral Marcel Gensoul resided. At 1756 hours, after Gensoul refused to surrender, the... read more
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May 9, 1945 #OTD World War II: The German garrisons at Dunkerque (12,000 men), La Rochelle, Lorient, and Saint-Nazaire surrendered. Pictured: American soldiers and vehicles passing German prisoners of war, Lorient, 1945.
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May 30, 1940 #OTD World War II: Operation Dynamo The Devonia (Pictured), a side paddle steamer that had previously been requisitioned by the British Admiralty, came under heavy artillery fire and bombs from Stuka dive bombers as she approached the embarkation jetty by the beaches at Dunkerque,... read more
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May 28, 1940 #OTD World War II: In France, 11,874 Allied personnel were evacuated from Dunkerque harbor and 5,930 from the nearby beaches; the latter was possible due to the arrival of many small fishing boats and pleasure craft.
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