Operation Ariel
Operation Ariel (sometimes Operation Aerial) was the name given to the World War II evacuation of Allied forces from ports in western France, from 15–25 June 1940, following the military collapse in the Battle of France against Nazi Germany. It followed Operation Dynamo, the evacuation from Dunkirk and Operation Cycle, the evacuation from Le Havre, which finished on 13 June.
Read more about Operation Ariel: Background, Evacuation From Cherbourg and St Malo, Evacuation From Brest, St Nazaire and La Pallice, Evacuation From Bordeaux, Le Verdon, Bayonne and St Jean-de-Luz, Aftermath
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