If you are referring to the evacuation from Dunkirk in 1940, the total number was around 338,000.
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The evacuation was successful because it was achieved entirely under cover of darkness, and completely without the knowledge of the Turkish troops.
The evacuation was successful because it was achieved entirely under cover of darkness, and completely without the knowledge of the Turkish troops.
The evacuation was successful because it was achieved entirely under cover of darkness, and completely without the knowledge of the Turkish troops.
The evacuation from Dunkirk saved 338,226 soldiers [British & French].
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During the Dunkirk evacuation in May and June 1940, approximately 400,000 Allied troops were stranded on the beaches awaiting rescue. Of these, around 338,000 soldiers were successfully evacuated to Britain through a massive operation known as Operation Dynamo. The situation was dire, with many troops facing the threat of enemy attacks while waiting for evacuation.
The evacuation was ordered on the 26 May 1940
The ANZAC troops left Turkey in a secret evacuation 8 months after landing there.
Napoleon III started the evacuation of his troops on May 31, 1866. All French troops were out of Mexico on November 13 of the same year.
During the Dunkirk evacuation from May 26 to June 4, 1940, around 68,000 British troops were killed, wounded, or missing. While the evacuation successfully rescued over 330,000 Allied soldiers, the fighting around Dunkirk was intense, resulting in significant casualties. The exact number of troops killed specifically on the beaches is difficult to determine, as many losses occurred in combat and during the retreat.
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