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Tuesday, 24 February 2026
May 24 Hitler affirms General von Rundstedts "Stopbevel". 
May 25 German troops conquer Boulogne.
May 25 Golden Gate International Expo reopens
May 26 1st successful helicopter flight in US: Vought-Sikorsky US-300 designed by Igor Sikorsky.
May 26 HMS CURLEW (AA), sunk in Lavangs Fiord, Ofotfiord near Narvik, northern Norway by German Ju88 bombers
May 26 Operation Dynamo begins evacuating defeated Allied troops from Dunkirk
May 26 The "Miracle of Dunkirk" evacuation begins in France during World War II.
May 27 British and French begin evacuation of Dunkirk (Operation Dynamo).
May 27 The evacuation of allied troops from Dunkirk, France, begins
May 28 Belgium surrenders to Germany, King Leopold III gives himself up.
May 28 British-French troops capture Narvik Norway only to give it up later.
May 28 Holland and Belgium surrender to German forces, during WW2.
May 28 Randle Ayrton, actor (Manx Man), dies at 70.
May 29 Adolf Kiefer swims world record 100 yards backstroke (58.8 sec).
May 29 Arthur Seyss-Inquart installed as Reich Commissioner of Hague Netherlands
May 29 British forces begin their evacuation from Dunkirk, France.
May 29 HMS WAKEFUL, sunk off Nieuport, Belgium by 1 torpedo from German E-boat S-30
May 29 In WWII, Germans capture Ostend and Ypres in Belgium and Lille in France
May 30 Y de Smit-Rog, eldest Dutchman, dies at 104.
May 31 Gen-major Bernard Montgomery leaves Duinkerken
May 31 General-Major Bernard Montgomery leaves Duinkerken.
May 31 Premier Winston Churchill flies to Paris.
Jun 02 Heavy German bombing on Dunkirk beach.
Jun 02 Willem E Roelofs, painter/cartoonist, dies.
Jun 03 Last British/French troop leave Dunkirk
Jun 03 Paris suffers heavy bombing from German aircraft.
Jun 04 1st NL night game at Sportsman's Park (Dodgers 10, Cardinals 1)
Jun 04 British complete miracle of Dunkirk by evacuating 300000 troops.
Jun 04 Evacuation of British Army from Dunkirk is completed.
Jun 04 German forces enter Paris
Jun 04 RAF's 242 'Canadian' Squadron posted to France.
Jun 04 The Allied military evacuation from Dunkirk, France, ends in World War II
Jun 05 1st synthetic rubber tire exhibited Akron Oh.
Jun 05 Battle of France begins in WW II
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