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How were the battles of dunkirk and normandy related​

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The Battle of Dunkirk and the Normandy landings were two major events during World War II that involved the evacuation and landing of Allied troops in France.

The Battle of Dunkirk was fought around the French port of Dunkirk during the Second World War, between the Allies and Nazi Germany. As the Allies were losing the Battle of France on the Western Front, the Battle of Dunkirk was the defense and evacuation of British and other Allied forces in Europe from 26 May to 4 June 1940. During this battle, some 338,000 British Expeditionary Force (BEF) and other Allied troops were evacuated from Dunkirk to England as German forces closed in on them.

The Normandy landings, also known as D-Day, were the landing operations and associated airborne operations on Tuesday, 6 June 1944 of the Allied invasion of Normandy in Operation Overlord during World War II. It was the largest seaborne invasion in history and marked the beginning of the liberation of German-occupied France (and later western Europe) from Nazi control.

While these two events were separate battles, they were both significant moments in the Allied war effort against Nazi Germany. The successful evacuation at Dunkirk allowed for many soldiers to escape and fight another day, while the Normandy landings marked a turning point in the war as it allowed for a foothold to be established on continental Europe. These two events are connected by their significance in shaping the course of World War II.

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