Dunkirk 1940 photos. Some never seen before .

Veh pier. Photo from my collection
Keith

 

Beach area cleaned up, Photo taken 1941. French ship in the background. Photo from my collection
Keith

 

Just arrived two photos taken in the Dunkirk area ?
Photos from my collection.
Keith

 

Barge in photo 1. Photo 2 has Floride . 3rd photo Floride in the background ?. Photos from my collection.
Keith

 

Ship on beach Sursum Corda. Photos from my collection.
Keith

 

Photo 1. What`s left of a veh pier. Photo 2. Back of a tug ? and what`s left of a veh pier. Photo 3. Stern of the Horst. Photos from my collection. I don`t this german was very good at taking photos.
Keith

 

Can anyone ID this barge, as i have a few photos of it sunk. The last photo is not in my collection.
Other wreckage, including a fairlead, appear to belong the Doris, a barge tied to the Lady Rosebery and which also foundered in the blast. Could this be the Lady Rosebery? with the barge Doris next to it?
Keith

 

One of the piers

 

Some great photo's on here, I find the Dunkirk campaign fascinating. Especially as its only an hour or 2 from my home in Kent so I have frequently travelled over there.
I grew up thinking the Army was pretty poor (thanks in part to growing up in 1970's watching Dads Army) until the latter part of the war. However having read many books on the subject I came to realise how tough and disciplined the army was and how well it fought off the superior German army.
So thank you for posting these pictures.

 

Or didn't .... like at the Battle of Assche May 18. 1940.

 

The barge Ethel Everard near Malo Terminus Casino and the tug Fossa.

 

Photo from my collection. Two Veh piers.
Keith

 

Thought i would put this link up as it`s better in the 1940.
RAF 1939 / 1940 photo France
Keith

 

A very British looking drop side tipper on the right.
Craig

 

Info on the back of the photos in german. Photos from my collection.
Keith

 

Burnt out Bedfords. Photo from my collection.
Keith

 

One more from my collection. Thames barge Aidie and Ethel Everard with the Tug Fossa. Malo Terminus Casino on the right. This photo was printed the wrong way round had to correct it.
Keith

 

I recently came across this picture in an old LIFE magazine (date June 24th, 1940). It is one of the many that illustrate an article written by an American reporter, Mr. John Fisher. At the time, he was the LIFE correspondent in Berlin and was allowed to follow the German army in its Flanders campaign.

This photo, which seems genuine, could clearly not have been taken by Mr. Fisher or a German photographer. Also, the style doesn’t match pictures usually issued by the PK. I suspect the origin to be British, but could not find it in the (on-line) IWM photography archive.



Since I found this photo, I have been struggling in vain trying to find the exact location where it was taken. Initially, based on the buildings in the background, I followed a hunch and started to search in the general area of Bulskamp or Furnes (Veurne in Dutch). However, though having surveyed dozen of farmhouses in that vicinity in recent weeks, I still was unsuccessful to find a match.

Without any idea of the unit involved or any other clue, it’s like looking for the proverbial needle in a haystack.
Could anyone provide me some insights?

Kind Regards,
Christian

 

IIRC this has been captioned as 2 RUR in the past. There's a series of images on IWM webpage taken of 2 RUR officers. Some of them laying/sleeping in trenches. Rich Payne will know the ones I mean.

 

Drew is correct Imperial War Museum IWM HU 1133

Description
Object description
Men of the 2nd Royal Ulster Rifles dug in near Furnes, looking towards the German lines, May 1940.
Object Details
Category
Photographs
Related period
Second World War (production), Second World War (content)
Production date
1940-05
Catalogue number
HU 1133

DUNKIRK 1940


Kyle