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Events on Sunday 26 May 1940 2
1940Dunkirk evacuationOperation Dynamo rescues 338,000 Allied troopsBetween 26 May and 4 June more than 338,000 British and French soldiers were evacuated from the beaches and harbour of Dunkirk. Naval ships were joined by hundreds of civilian craft, the "little ships". The operation saved the core of the British Army, though almost all of its heavy equipment was left behind.
1940 – 2012Levon Helm (1940-2012)Died 19 April 2012, aged 71American musician and drummer-vocalist for the roots-rock group the Band. He died of complications from throat cancer.