Chapter 7 The Big Picture: A Short History of World War II
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Allied troops massed on the
beach at Dunkirk
on the morning of June 4, they still capture some 40,000 men. While the success
of the evacuation has exceeded Churchill’s expectations, the troops arriving in
England have lost virtually all their heavy equipment and weapons.
On June 5, the German attack on the Somme River Line begins. The French
have reorganized their forces, but there is little they can do to stop the Germans.
On June 6, the line is breached between Amiens and the coast. Eight days later
Paris falls.
German troops marching
through the
Arch de
Triomphe
in Paris
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