The Germans attacked and captured France, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, and Belgium (The Battle of France). The British Army was forced to retreat through Dunkirk via Operation Dynamo, saving some 338,000 British and Allied troops, but in the process, lost most of their equipment (including tanks). Meanwhile, nearly 12,000 miles away in the South Pacific Ocean, New Zealand was terrified that Japan’s Imperial military would attack because it had taken out China and was advancing unchecked through the then Dutch East Indies. Although the miraculous retreat at Dunkirk
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