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The British begin to evacuate Dunkirk, France. By 4 June their flotilla of warships, private yachts, and fishing boats has removed nearly 350,000 troops. They leave 2,000 guns, 60,000 trucks, 76,000 tons of ammunition, and 600,000 tons of fuel in France. England is left practically disarmed by the defeat, but in the House of Commons on 4 June Churchill declares, "We shall defend our island whatever the cost may be, we shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets . . . we shall never surrender."
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