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Posted notices in Calais, France just before German occupation, 27 May 1940British trawler rescuing Allied troops escaping from Dunkirk, France, May 1940French soldiers firing 75mm cannon against German armor at Dunkirk, late May 1940British troops in a ship off of Dunkirk, France, late May 1940
Posted notices in Calais, France just before German occupation, 27 May 1940British trawler rescuing Allied troops escaping from Dunkirk, France, May 1940French soldiers firing 75mm cannon against German armor at Dunkirk, late May 1940British troops in a ship off of Dunkirk, France, late May 1940
Destroyed British Cruiser Mk IV tank in France, on or shortly after 30 May 1940Aerial view of the destruction at Rotterdam, circa late May 1940Destroyed British Cruiser Mk III tank in Calais, France, 31 May 1940Oil tanks on fire in the port of Calais, France, set aflame by retreating Allied troops, at 1530 hours on 31 May 1940
Destroyed British Cruiser Mk IV tank in France, on or shortly after 30 May 1940Aerial view of the destruction at Rotterdam, circa late May 1940Destroyed British Cruiser Mk III tank in Calais, France, 31 May 1940Oil tanks on fire in the port of Calais, France, set aflame by retreating Allied troops, at 1530 hours on 31 May 1940
Sand dunes on the beaches near Calais, France, 31 May 1940; note grave of a soldier to the rightA German soldier looking at destroyed car and buildings, Calais, France, May 1940A statue of a fisherman surviving amidst destroyed buildings, Calais, France, May 1940Abandoned Char B1 tank, France, 1940; note German Panzer II in background
Sand dunes on the beaches near Calais, France, 31 May 1940; note grave of a soldier to the rightA German soldier looking at destroyed car and buildings, Calais, France, May 1940A statue of a fisherman surviving amidst destroyed buildings, Calais, France, May 1940Abandoned Char B1 tank, France, 1940; note German Panzer II in background
Abandoned French fortification on the French-German border, May 1940Abandoned vehicles alongside a street in northern France, circa May 1940Allied troops evacuated from Dunkerque, France disembarking from a ship in the United Kingdom, Jun 1940; still from Frank CapraBritish officer and colonial troops as prisoners of war in Belgium, May-Jun 1940
Abandoned French fortification on the French-German border, May 1940Abandoned vehicles alongside a street in northern France, circa May 1940Allied troops evacuated from Dunkerque, France disembarking from a ship in the United Kingdom, Jun 1940; still from Frank Capra's 1943 film Why We Fight #3British officer and colonial troops as prisoners of war in Belgium, May-Jun 1940
British prisoners at Dunkirk, France, Jun 1940Calais, France in ruins, France, May 1940Crashed German Ju 52 aircraft in a field in the Netherlands, May-Jun 1940Damaged buildings at a French town, 1940
British prisoners at Dunkirk, France, Jun 1940Calais, France in ruins, France, May 1940Crashed German Ju 52 aircraft in a field in the Netherlands, May-Jun 1940Damaged buildings at a French town, 1940

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