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Battle of France/Miracle of Dunkirk
-British Admiralty gathered a fleet of over 900 Navy ships
-Began when the first 338,000 British, French, and Belgian troops were evacuated from the French coast.
-The German army advances through northern France and cuts off British troops from their French allies, forcing an evacuation of soldiers across the North Sea from Dunkirk
-Hundreds of naval and civilian vessels
-Encircled on all sides by the Germans Battle was between Nazi Germany and the Allies around all of Dunkirk, France. -
Operation Torch
-The meeting was interrupted at one point by the French police
-The details about Operation Torch were debated for months
-Eisenhower was in the army for 27 years and never saw combat until Operation Torch
-General Clark and his staff were taken to Algiers by British submarine
-Eisenhower became head of Operation Torch and shortly after was a 5 start general The importance of Operation Torch was the first time the British and Americans had jointly worked on an invasion plan together. -
D-Day
-During WWII when Allied Forces invaded France.
-Largest amphibious invasion.
-Code word- Operation Overlord.
-Condoms kept soldiers end of rifle dry.
-James Doohan lost a finger at the occurrence of D-Day
D-Day is short for Death Day, this event signified the freedom of France and the end of WWII.
