Dunkirk 70th Anniversary

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HMS Monmouth has acted as an escort to a flotilla of small ships to mark the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Dunkirk. 


The Devonport-based Type 23 frigate sailed to the northern French port alongside dozens of civilian vessels to commemorate Operation DYNAMO - the daring rescue of more than 300,000 allied troops in 1940. 
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On a personal note, my father, who as a teenager at the time,  was part of the British Expeditionary Force and was badly injured by a German tank shell explosion whilst defending a bridge as part of the rearguard action to give the retreating British Army time to escape from Dunkirk.


Here's to you Dad.

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