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Allied troops were evacuated across the English Channel
Notably , the Atlantic when Allied forces invaded the European mainland .When the Allied Forces invaded the European mainland they crossed the English Channel. -The Armies of Britain, USA and Canada had been massing in England, NOT across the Atlantic.
Dunkirk, June 1940
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Correct, because of the beaches chosen, many of the ships had to sail 12-15 hours to get there. Allied planners considered it critical to begin the landings at low tide on the 6th.
Allied troops were evacuated across the English Channel
Notably , the Atlantic when Allied forces invaded the European mainland .When the Allied Forces invaded the European mainland they crossed the English Channel. -The Armies of Britain, USA and Canada had been massing in England, NOT across the Atlantic.
Its in Northeastern France directly across the English Channel from Dover. It is the closest French port from England. It is where the Nazis thought the Allied Armies would land-not Normandy!
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As Britain is an island, they had to cross the English Channel to get to mainland Europe. Later in the war, Allied troops had to cross the River Rhine to get to the heart of Germany.
By the evacuation of 338,000 Allied troops from Dunkirk.
Dunkirk, June 1940
Allied troops crossed the English Channel on 6 June 1944 to land in France and eventually make their way to Germany.
The Germans were fooled into believing that the Allies would invade France across the narrowest part of the English Channel, to land in or near calais. The landing in Normandy, was initially viewed by the Germans as a diversion.
You are probably thinking about Dunkirk which is a French port on the English Channel (la Manche) where 338,000 mostly British (but some French) troops were evacuated in June 1940 from the advancing German army.
The Raid on Dieppe was launched by the Allies to find out what was needed to make a full-scale allied invasion across the English channel a success. However, because the Canadian army failed so badly, the allies could not test what they wanted to test.
It was the English Channel.