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29 May 1940
What happened on this day in the Second World War, from 1939 to 1945, with a source for every entry.
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Each day we list events from the Second World War that happened on that date, from 1939 to 1945. Every entry names its source and links to it, so you can read further. Entries are sourced and machine-screened before they go up, a subset is human-reviewed, and we add more over time.
6 of 142 sourced entries for this date, chosen by the editor.
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Entries
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Diplomatic record
The Chargé in the Soviet Union (Thurston) to the Secretary of State
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Diplomatic record
The Ambassador in Turkey (MacMurray) to the Secretary of State
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Diplomatic record
The Secretary of State to the Chargé in the Soviet Union (Thurston)
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Dunkirk evacuation
The majority of the 51st (Highland) Infantry Division was forced to surrender on 12 June.
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Dunkirk evacuation
Many troops were able to embark from the harbour's protective mole onto 39 British Royal Navy destroyers, four Royal Canadian Navy destroyers, at least three French Navy destroyers, and a variety of civilian merchant ships.
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