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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 seen before .

    morrisc8, Jan 22, 2018 ... 61 62 63
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    Christian Luyckx
    Nov 17, 2025 at 8:38 PM
  2. Christian Luyckx
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    BEF rearguard action on the Nieuport-Dunkirk canal (May 29th till May 31st 1940)

    Christian Luyckx, Jan 13, 2025 ... 9 10 11
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    Christian Luyckx
    Nov 4, 2025
  3. dbf
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    Images of POWs, 1940

    dbf, Jan 15, 2011 ... 23 24 25
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    morrisc8
    Oct 27, 2025
  4. morrisc8
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    Dunkirk 1940. Inland. France & Belgium. Photos, some never seen before

    morrisc8, Jan 23, 2018 ... 33 34 35
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    Warlord
    Oct 19, 2025
  5. BrianM59
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    15th / 19th Hussars in Assche / Asse

    BrianM59, Apr 12, 2015 ... 11 12 13
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    roym
    Oct 16, 2025
  6. 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 ... 10 11 12
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    ww2ni
    Oct 7, 2025
  7. Christian Luyckx
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    Against all odds – Saint-Valery-en-Caux (June 1940)

    Christian Luyckx, Sep 20, 2023 ... 9 10 11
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    Sharkey21
    Sep 30, 2025
  8. May1940
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    BEF Artillery Markings

    May1940, Feb 17, 2011 ... 7 8 9
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    Derek Barton
    Jun 26, 2025
  9. Christian Luyckx
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    BEF rearguard action at De Moeren/Bulskamp (May 29th till May 31st 1940)

    Christian Luyckx, Apr 28, 2023 ... 15 16 17
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    Christian Luyckx
    Jun 23, 2025
  10. Drew5233
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    The Battle and Massacre of Wormhout - 28th May 1940

    Drew5233, Mar 5, 2010 ... 10 11 12
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    Wobbler
    May 28, 2025
  11. JCB
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    BEF Vehicles

    JCB, Feb 18, 2011 ... 17 18 19
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    JCB
    May 13, 2025
  12. 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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    Rootes75
    Feb 22, 2025
  13. Trux
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    BEF 1940. War Establishment Tables.

    Trux, Apr 1, 2024 ... 2 3 4
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    wwilson
    Dec 12, 2024
  14. Wobbler
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    A letter home from the BEF

    Wobbler, Jul 28, 2024 ... 7 8 9
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    Wobbler
    Nov 30, 2024
  15. Drew5233
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    Dunkirk Operation Dynamo Evacuation Beaches

    Drew5233, Oct 18, 2010 ... 37 38 39
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    davidbfpo
    Oct 22, 2024
  16. LondonNik
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    Markings and Insignia for Armour in the BEF

    LondonNik, Jan 3, 2011 ... 34 35 36
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    Rich Payne
    Oct 2, 2024
  17. Adam Petipher
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    Excellent 1939 map of Belgium, with layers.

    Adam Petipher, Aug 23, 2024
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    Rich Payne
    Aug 23, 2024
  18. High Wood
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    Unpublished account of the Dunkirk Evacuation.

    High Wood, Aug 9, 2023 ... 2
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    Syth
    May 18, 2024
  19. Drew5233
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    Dunkirk and France 1940 Campaign Books

    Drew5233, Dec 26, 2009 ... 14 15 16
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    Simon165
    Feb 20, 2024
  20. Buteman
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    BEF Casualties - 1940

    Buteman, Oct 11, 2011 ... 2 3 4
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    mikeeastwood2001
    Nov 17, 2023
  21. 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
  22. 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
  23. 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
  24. 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
  25. Adam Petipher

    German Red Cross Totenlistes Dead lists

    Adam Petipher, Oct 11, 2025
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    LondonNik
    Nov 17, 2025 at 5:03 PM
  26. bart43945

    L.Cpl. Gordon Spiring 5184998-Glosters-Dunkirk

    bart43945, Nov 11, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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    bart43945
    Nov 16, 2025 at 9:06 PM
  27. Christian Luyckx

    KW-Line bunkers and fortifications

    Christian Luyckx, Nov 12, 2025 at 10:22 AM
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    Rich Payne
    Nov 12, 2025 at 5:04 PM
  28. slick

    Now believed 1 AA (not 2 AA) Regt RA 1940 query ?

    slick, Mar 18, 2011 ... 2 3
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    slick
    Nov 12, 2025 at 11:49 AM
  29. MarkN

    How many tanks?

    MarkN, May 29, 2016 ... 6 7 8
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    morrisc8
    Nov 7, 2025
  30. Von Kluck

    2nd Bn, Dorsetshire Regiment and 4/7th Dragoons Guards near La Hulpe-Genval, 1940

    Von Kluck, Oct 28, 2025
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    Drew5233
    Nov 4, 2025
  31. Christian Luyckx

    The sinking of SS Abukir (May 28th 1940) – Circumstantial tragedy or premeditated design?

    Christian Luyckx, Jun 25, 2023 ... 2
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    Philip Reinders
    Oct 31, 2025
  32. mudblood

    ox & bucks at dunkirk

    mudblood, Dec 12, 2006 ... 2 3 4
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    Wobbler
    Oct 25, 2025
  33. Ben East

    1/7 Middlesex Machine Gunners Retreat to Dunkirk - any help really gratefully received

    Ben East, Feb 7, 2025 ... 2
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    Christian Luyckx
    Oct 24, 2025
  34. Christian Luyckx

    Lance Serjeant Barnett H. T. ELGIE, S/N 5826858, 1Bn Suffolk Regt.

    Christian Luyckx, Oct 11, 2025 ... 2
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    Rich Payne
    Oct 12, 2025
  35. Glosters

    5 Glosters at Ledringhem 1940

    Glosters, Jun 30, 2005 ... 2
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    John West
    Oct 6, 2025
  36. luckystrike23

    English Casualties in Ville-sur-Ancre, 20.05.1940

    luckystrike23, Sep 20, 2025 ... 2 3
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    Kiwi REd One
    Oct 5, 2025
  37. DunkirkDude

    Surviving Dunkirk Veterans

    DunkirkDude, Mar 18, 2019 ... 2
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    Benedict Pollard
    Oct 3, 2025
  38. stevehayden

    researching 23div supply col rasc

    stevehayden, May 14, 2012 ... 2 3
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    Philip Reinders
    Sep 30, 2025
  39. Bram1940

    Agent de liaison

    Bram1940, Sep 27, 2025
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    214
    John West
    Sep 28, 2025
  40. Drew5233

    1st Battalion Royal Scots 10th to 30 May 1940

    Drew5233, Mar 27, 2011 ... 2
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    Rose Bruce
    Sep 26, 2025
  41. Natalie Mayhew

    The Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment) 2nd Battalion

    Natalie Mayhew, Sep 24, 2025
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    354
    davidbfpo
    Sep 25, 2025
  42. davidbfpo

    Sichelschnitt: The Anatomy of Disaster The story of the BEF over 6 weeks in May/June 1940

    davidbfpo, Sep 5, 2025
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    232
    Andreas
    Sep 15, 2025
  43. slaphead

    51st Regiment after Dunkirk doc on Youtube

    slaphead, Sep 12, 2025
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    168
    slaphead
    Sep 12, 2025
  44. Deneckere

    Beware

    Deneckere, Sep 10, 2025
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    15
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    749
    OpanaPointer
    Sep 11, 2025
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