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On This Day - What happened 17 June 1940 AD

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  • London, England, United Kingdom
    Monday Jun 17, 1940
    Charles de Gaulle

    De Gaulle escaped to London

    London, England, United Kingdom
    Monday Jun 17, 1940

    At around 09:00 on the morning of 17 June, he flew to London on a British aircraft with Edward Spears. The escape was hair-raising.



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