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French destroyer Bourrasque sinking after hitting a mine on the way back from Dunkirk, with some 1200 men aboard, many of whom died. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

French destroyer Bourrasque sinking after hitting a mine on the way back from Dunkirk, with some 1200 men aboard, many of whom died.   (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)