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  "tags": [
    "‘Miracle’ of Dunkirk blamed on map error",
    "‘Dunkirk’ uses spectacular visuals and non-stop intensity to re-create a famous WWII evacuation",
    "Parades and tears mark Dunkirk anniversary”",
    "British flotilla to mark WWII Dunkirk rescue",
    "WWII soldiers are honored by town they liberated",
    "In our opinion: On D-Day, remember that success hangs on the strength of a friendship",
    "Deseret News timeline",
    "We were there: See Deseret News front pages from 45 big moments in Utah, world history"
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  "textContent": "_Editor’s note: This story was originally published on June 4, 2024._\n\n_A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives._\n\nIn 1940, as casualties mounted across Europe, the Allied military evacuation of some 338,000 troops from Dunkirk, France, proved to be a pivotal moment in World War II.\n\nIn late May-early June, hundreds of thousands of British, French and Belgian troops found themselves cut off and stranded in northern France following a six-week battle.\n\nAn evacuation, code-name Operation Dynamo, was undertaken and wrapped up on this day in 1940, and the front pages of the world’s newspapers heralded the success of the operation.\n\nFor many, it became known as the Miracle of Dunkirk.\n\nOn June 4, before the House of Commons and Parliament of the United Kingdom, Prime Minister Winston Churchill declared: “We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender.”\n\nWhile intense study of the military operation, accounts of the many civilians who heroically stepped in, where the German leaders failed, and the impact on the overall trajectory of the war continues to this day, newspaper headlines captured the moments in time. His speech included the phrase “miracle of deliverance.”\n\nHere are some looks back at the evacuation from several perspectives:\n\n“‘Miracle’ of Dunkirk blamed on map error”\n\n“‘Dunkirk’ uses spectacular visuals and non-stop intensity to re-create a famous WWII evacuation”\n\n“Parades and tears mark Dunkirk anniversary”\n\n“British flotilla to mark WWII Dunkirk rescue”\n\n“WWII soldiers are honored by town they liberated”\n\n“In our opinion: On D-Day, remember that success hangs on the strength of a friendship”\n\nDeseret News timeline\n\nWe were there: See Deseret News front pages from 45 big moments in Utah, world history",
  "title": "Deseret News archives: Evacuation at Dunkirk a pivotal moment in history"
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