Soldiers calmly waited for pickup as units. They didn't desert and try to find any way off.
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Dunkirk (2017) Film vs. History
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The Germans didn't attack hospital ships.
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Royal Navy ships were being loaded continuously for a week in spite of air attack.
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Air battles happened at high altitude, they did not patrol right over the beaches
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Prayer and repentence were a large part of what happened on the home front. The King called for this on the radios and English churches were standing room only around the clock.
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It is only a few minutes flight from Dunkirk back to England.
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The RAF was heavily committed to defending Dunkirk, but they intercepted the Luftwaffe far inside France to keep them away from the evacuation.