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In May 1940, the British Army had been fighting in support of the French against the German invaders of France. British forces were cut off from the other forces near the port of Dunkirk, and were in danger of being killed/ captured. The Prime Minister, Winston Churchill, ordered any available ship to pick up the forces at Dunkirk. Over 900 small boats responded, and rescued 338,226 soldiers. Churchill later called this "The miracle at Dunkirk".

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