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On Mon. 27 may 1940 German tanks and aircraft maintained pressure on t.....

1940-05-27

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German tanks and aircraft maintained pressure on the Allies in France, pushing them back four miles toward the coast and placing Dunkirk within artillery range; meanwhile, the first 7,669 British troops were evacuated from Dunkirk.

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