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On Wed. 12 Jun 1940 British transports of Group II arrived in the Clyd.....

1940-06-12

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British transports of Group II arrived in the Clyde, Scotland at 2300 hours with troops evacuated from Narvik, Norway. The French troops evacuated were later sent to Brest and Lorient to join the fight against the invading German forces.

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