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.
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.
12,000 allied troops died that day.
Over 170,000 Allied troops fought in D-Day.Over 170,000 Allied troops fought in D-Day.
There were around 156,000 allied troops involved in D-Day/Normandy landings. 12,000 of those allied troops died that day.
A mulberry was a temporary harbour set up in the English Channel during the allied invasion of Normandy (D-Day). They were made of concrete and set on top of floaters. Ships would offload troops and cargo at these small floating resupply points.
Allied troops were evacuated across the English Channel
By the evacuation of 338,000 Allied troops from Dunkirk.
Allied troops crossed the English Channel on 6 June 1944 to land in France and eventually make their way to Germany.
Dunkirk on the French side of the Channel.
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.
The name of the city was Dunkirk France.
Allied troops crossed the English Channel during the Normandy invasion, also known as D-Day, on June 6, 1944. This water body separates the United Kingdom from the northern coast of France.
338,000 Allied (mostly British) troops were rescued off the beaches after having been driven back by the advancing German Army.
The evacuation of 338.000 allied (mostly British) troops from the beaches at Dunkirk in late May/early June 1940.
12,000 allied troops died that day.
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338,000 troops were rescuedin the battle of dunkirk.