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On 4 June 4 1940, the evacuation of Allied forces from Dunkirk on the Belgian coast ends as German forces capture the beach port. The 9-day evacuation, the largest of its kind in history and an unexpected success, saved 338,000 Allied troops from capture by the Germans. | On 4 June 4 1940, the evacuation of Allied forces from Dunkirk on the Belgian coast ends as German forces capture the beach port. The 9-day evacuation, the largest of its kind in history and an unexpected success, saved 338,000 Allied troops from capture by the Germans. | ||
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| + | With Western Europe abandoned by its main defenders, the German Army swept through the rest of France, and Paris fell on 14 June. Eight days later, [[Henri Petain]] signed an armistice with the German commanders at Compiegne. Germany annexed half the country, leaving the other half in the hands of the Vichy French. On 6 June 6 1944, liberation of Western Europe finally began with the successful Allied landing at Normandy. | ||
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On 4 June 4 1940, the evacuation of Allied forces from Dunkirk on the Belgian coast ends as German forces capture the beach port. The 9-day evacuation, the largest of its kind in history and an unexpected success, saved 338,000 Allied troops from capture by the Germans.
Aftermath
With Western Europe abandoned by its main defenders, the German Army swept through the rest of France, and Paris fell on 14 June. Eight days later, Henri Petain signed an armistice with the German commanders at Compiegne. Germany annexed half the country, leaving the other half in the hands of the Vichy French. On 6 June 6 1944, liberation of Western Europe finally began with the successful Allied landing at Normandy.