The Dunkirk Evacuation
The Dunkirk evacuation begins, "Operation Dynamo" was launched for the evacuation of British, French and Belgian soldiers from the beaches of Dunkirk in northern France. They were rescued by a flotilla (a fleet of small craft)of every craft that could make the channel crossing which included fishing boats, pleasure craft and The Royal Navy and the new British Spitfire fighters helped provide air cover. The evacuation ended on the 4th June.
Vidio of Dunkirk: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7JWumQ4swQ&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Ethepeoplehistory%2Ecom%2Fmay26th%2Ehtml&feature=player_embedded
Sources:
http://www.thepeoplehistory.com
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&rls=com.microsoft:en-us:IE-SearchBox&rlz=1I7RNWI_en&q=define%3A%20flotilla&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=iw
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