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Dunkirk's Little Ships: The Veterans
Category: Society & Culture
Duration: 00:35:01
Publish Date: 2020-11-09 03:00:00
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In this episode, Dan meets veterans who were rescued from Dunkirk by the famous Little Ships. These were the 700 private boats that sailed from Ramsgate, England, to Dunkirk, France, between 26 May and 4 June 1940 as part of Operation Dynamo. They helped to rescue more than 338,000 British and French soldiers who were trapped on the beaches of Dunkirk during the Second World War.

 

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