Adolf Hitler24 May 1940
Orders Guderains tanks to make no further advance, allowing the evacuation of the BEF
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Orders Guderains tanks to make no further advance, allowing the evacuation of the BEF
The evacuation of Allied troops from Dunkirk begins
Allied craft are hit but 47,300 of the BEF are evacuated
The final day of the Dunkirk evacuation
The British Royal Navy evacuates 300,000 from Dunkirk
Advises Hitler to allow the BEF time to gather for an evacuation at Dunkirk
Hitler evacuates his HQ at Adlershorst
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