1940

The Campaign in Belgium, France and Holland' - 1940 and all that - Same war, but almost a different era.

  1. Sub-forum: The build-Up - 1933-1940

    Currently experimental forum, for specifically WW2-related topics on the path to war & early actions.
    (Starting out as a sub of the 1940 section... we'll see how it goes.)
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  1. morrisc8
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    Dunkirk 1940 photos some never before seen.

    morrisc8, Jan 22, 2018 ... 19 20 21
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    morrisc8
    Jan 23, 2023 at 5:32 PM
  2. Drew5233
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    Dunkirk and France 1940 Campaign Books

    Drew5233, Dec 26, 2009 ... 14 15 16
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    slaphead
    Jan 16, 2023
  3. morrisc8
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    Dunkirk 1940. Inland. France & Belgium. Photos, some never seen before

    morrisc8, Jan 23, 2018 ... 16 17 18
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    morrisc8
    Dec 25, 2022
  4. morrisc8
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    British Field Graves of the men who were Buried close to where they fell in 1940

    morrisc8, Jan 30, 2016 ... 8 9 10
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    morrisc8
    Dec 19, 2022
  5. Drew5233
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    Dunkirk Operation Dynamo Evacuation Beaches

    Drew5233, Oct 18, 2010 ... 37 38 39
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    jetson
    Oct 28, 2022
  6. BrianM59
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    15th / 19th Hussars in Assche / Asse

    BrianM59, Apr 12, 2015 ... 10 11 12
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    battleofassche
    Oct 27, 2022
  7. JCB
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    BEF Vehicles

    JCB, Feb 18, 2011 ... 16 17 18
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    Julien Woestyn
    Jul 23, 2022
  8. Rich Payne
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    BEF Vehicle Arm of Service Markings (GHQ and others)

    Rich Payne, Oct 30, 2010 ... 51 52 53
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    morrisc8
    Jul 10, 2022
  9. dbf
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    Report: Bartholomew Committee, lessons to be learnt from operations in Flanders

    dbf, Jan 11, 2012 ... 2
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    davidbfpo
    May 16, 2022
  10. Drew5233
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    1940 Dunkirk France Belgium Related Pictures

    Drew5233, Jan 11, 2009 ... 23 24 25
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    Oleg Hibol
    May 13, 2022
  11. dbf
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    Images of POWs, 1940

    dbf, Jan 15, 2011 ... 22 23 24
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    Osborne2
    Feb 11, 2022
  12. Rich Payne
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    From the Dyle Line to the Sea...

    Rich Payne, Jun 30, 2021
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    JCB
    Jul 6, 2021
  13. Drew5233
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    BEF War Diaries - WO 167 Series

    Drew5233, Aug 13, 2010 ... 5 6 7
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    Christian Wilson
    May 27, 2021
  14. Drew5233
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    The Battle and Massacre of Wormhout - 28th May 1940

    Drew5233, Mar 5, 2010 ... 9 10 11
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    71,050
    Paul Phillips
    May 11, 2021
  15. LondonNik
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    Markings and Insignia for Armour in the BEF

    LondonNik, Jan 3, 2011 ... 34 35 36
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    rolfi
    Jun 29, 2020
  16. Drew5233
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    Fall of France/Dunkirk 1940 Related Statistics

    Drew5233, Apr 11, 2010 ... 3 4 5
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    charlie962
    Dec 29, 2019
  17. Buteman
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    BEF Casualties - 1940

    Buteman, Oct 11, 2011 ... 2 3 4
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    Mr Jinks
    Jul 3, 2017
  18. May1940
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    BEF Artillery Markings

    May1940, Feb 17, 2011 ... 7 8 9
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    chrisgrove
    Apr 13, 2017
  19. Tom Wallace
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    Dunkirk - Historic Evacuation Footage Discovered at The University of Manchester

    Tom Wallace, May 21, 2015
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    Over Here
    Dec 11, 2015
  20. Dirk
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    Guardsmen Fenwick and Seymour, 2nd Bn Coldstream Guards, 14.05.1940

    Dirk, Jun 13, 2011 ... 2
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    Mr Jinks
    Jun 1, 2014
  21. Trux

    BEF Movement and Maintenance.

    Trux, Sep 22, 2022 ... 2 3 4
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    Trux
    Jan 25, 2023 at 1:25 PM
  22. Mark Potts

    Royal Engineers Bomb Disposal team killed on August 17, 1940 at Alvaston, Cheshire.

    Mark Potts, Jan 19, 2023
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    CL1
    Jan 19, 2023
  23. cesjak

    US Presidential Military Situation Briefs May & June 1940

    cesjak, Jan 10, 2023
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    cesjak
    Jan 11, 2023
  24. Drew5233

    British Army BEF Officer Peter Hadley

    Drew5233, Oct 21, 2010
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    bear.cub
    Jan 10, 2023
  25. Clook

    5th Royal Inniskilling Dragoon Guards War Diary

    Clook, Dec 9, 2012
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    Ryan pitt
    Jan 8, 2023
  26. 51highland

    Invasion attempt? - Shingle street

    51highland, Mar 18, 2006 ... 2 3 4
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    Dr Ian Smith
    Dec 31, 2022
  27. jerrymurland

    Hazebrouck

    jerrymurland, Mar 15, 2016
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    Chris Bent
    Dec 31, 2022
  28. mikeeastwood2001

    Dunkirk Veterans Association Records

    mikeeastwood2001, Dec 11, 2022
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    mikeeastwood2001
    Dec 23, 2022
  29. MarkN

    How many tanks?

    MarkN, May 29, 2016 ... 6 7 8
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    morrisc8
    Dec 19, 2022
  30. Ramiles

    9th Lancers in May and June 1940

    Ramiles, Jan 2, 2016 ... 2 3 4
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    morrisc8
    Dec 19, 2022
  31. Xavier Versmessen

    The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders 8th Battalion, 1940 - Somme Bay Area - France

    Xavier Versmessen, May 7, 2020
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    Ramiles
    Dec 18, 2022
  32. Dwayne Andrew Head

    Looking for information on my grandfather, Corporal James Stanley Head, OBLI

    Dwayne Andrew Head, Dec 10, 2022
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    Dwayne Andrew Head
    Dec 15, 2022
  33. Drew5233

    Looking for info on 101st Anti-Tank Regiment, June 1940

    Drew5233, Jul 18, 2015
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    SAVARY HERVE
    Dec 6, 2022
  34. vermesch

    Captain Harrison

    vermesch, Dec 4, 2022
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    vermesch
    Dec 4, 2022
  35. Augustin194024

    I am looking for combat photos of the small villages around Cassel.

    Augustin194024, Nov 18, 2022 ... 2
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    Kiwi REd One
    Dec 4, 2022
  36. Incredibledisc

    2nd Bn DCLI. 5th March 1940.

    Incredibledisc, Oct 11, 2021
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    Incredibledisc
    Nov 27, 2022
  37. GeorgeMog

    6078669 E W Bacon RSM 2/5th Queens Regiment

    GeorgeMog, Jul 6, 2011 ... 2
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    CL1
    Nov 16, 2022
  38. Mavis Williams

    4191987 Thomas George CURTIS, 1 Royal Welch Fusiliers and his brother: died three days apart

    Mavis Williams, Jun 21, 2018
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    Charlene Fowles
    Nov 11, 2022
  39. Drew5233

    99801 2nd Lt W R Cresswell MC and a Blockhouse

    Drew5233, Mar 14, 2011 ... 3 4 5
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    GP1
    Nov 4, 2022
  40. morrisc8

    Summary of Personnel & Vehicles Shipped to & from the BEF Sept 1939 to June 1940

    morrisc8, Jun 20, 2022 ... 2
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    morrisc8
    Nov 4, 2022
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