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DUNKIRKSite of 1940 evacuation of British troops from France (7)
KHAKIWhat colour replaced red for the uniforms of British troops from the late 1800s? (5)
KRUGERPolitician whose demands for the withdrawal of British troops from Transvaal frontiers precipitated the Boer War (6)
REGIMEAdministration of British troops with US soldier brought in
STRAFESMachine-guns troops from the air (7)
CAVALRYMounted troops from California left amid change (7)
SYCOSISPossible effect of barber's rash evacuation of Scilly (and one of Dodecanese) Isles
BLIGHTYFrom Urdu for "foreign, European" a word, first used by British troops in India, for England, later extending into the First Word War to mean a wound necessitating one's return home (7)
TENANCYEvacuation of the French city for Occupation (7)
CYPRIOTIslander fighting under pressure after evacuation of country (7)
MEDEVACThe aerial evacuation of casualties to hospital (7)
DOROTHYHeroine of 1940 movie classic, The Wizard of Oz (7)
AIRLIFTAkshay Kumar's 2016 film; dramatic evacuation of Indians from Kuwait after its invasion by Saddam Hussein's forces
BUZZATIDino ?, Italian author of 1940 novel The Tartar Steppe (7)
TROTSKYAssassination victim of 1940
REBECCABest Picture winner of 1940
STEWARTOscar-winning actor of 1940
CHAPLINDictator player of 1940
SOMMEWith a loss of around 58,000 British troops, name of a First World War battle which was one of the b
YPRESNicknamed "Wipers" by British troops, Belgian town that was the site of three battles of the First World War including one during the Race to the Sea (5)