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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 ... 77 78 79
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    morrisc8
    Aug 7, 2026 at 8:53 AM
  2. Christian Luyckx
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    BEF rearguard action at De Moeren/Bulskamp (May 29th till May 31st 1940)

    Christian Luyckx, Apr 28, 2023 ... 20 21 22
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    Wobbler
    Aug 2, 2026
  3. 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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    morrisc8
    Jul 14, 2026
  4. morrisc8
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    Dunkirk 1940. Inland. France & Belgium. Photos, some never seen before

    morrisc8, Jan 23, 2018 ... 37 38 39
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    Rich Payne
    Jul 2, 2026
  5. 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 ... 11 12 13
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    Christian Luyckx
    Jun 26, 2026
  6. Drew5233
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    Dunkirk and France 1940 Campaign Books

    Drew5233, Dec 26, 2009 ... 14 15 16
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    davidbfpo
    Jun 9, 2026
  7. dbf
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    Images of POWs, 1940

    dbf, Jan 15, 2011 ... 23 24 25
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    morrisc8
    Apr 11, 2026
  8. Drew5233
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    Dunkirk Operation Dynamo Evacuation Beaches

    Drew5233, Oct 18, 2010 ... 38 39 40
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    Lomquiche
    Mar 12, 2026
  9. 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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    POUCHARD
    Jan 30, 2026
  10. JCB
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    BEF Vehicles

    JCB, Feb 18, 2011 ... 17 18 19
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    JCB
    Dec 26, 2025
  11. BrianM59
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    15th / 19th Hussars in Assche / Asse

    BrianM59, Apr 12, 2015 ... 11 12 13
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    49,277
    roym
    Oct 16, 2025
  12. May1940
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    BEF Artillery Markings

    May1940, Feb 17, 2011 ... 7 8 9
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    53,375
    Derek Barton
    Jun 26, 2025
  13. 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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    86,923
    Wobbler
    May 28, 2025
  14. 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
  15. Trux
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    BEF 1940. War Establishment Tables.

    Trux, Apr 1, 2024 ... 2 3 4
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    12,200
    wwilson
    Dec 12, 2024
  16. Wobbler
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    A letter home from the BEF

    Wobbler, Jul 28, 2024 ... 2 3 4
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    14,527
    Grasmere
    Nov 21, 2024
  17. LondonNik
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    Markings and Insignia for Armour in the BEF

    LondonNik, Jan 3, 2011 ... 34 35 36
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    167,299
    Rich Payne
    Oct 2, 2024
  18. 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
  19. 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
  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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    2,643
    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. Fab06

    BEF Soldiers' Graffiti on a Stone Window Sill in Sarthe (France)

    Fab06, Aug 2, 2026 ... 2
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    Guy
    Aug 7, 2026 at 12:56 PM
  26. MongoUK

    Gothensburg, France/Belgium?

    MongoUK, Jun 10, 2024 ... 2
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    TTH
    Aug 4, 2026 at 5:14 PM
  27. Drew5233

    The Defence of La Bassee Canal from the 25th May 1940

    Drew5233, Sep 19, 2011 ... 2
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    4,825
    LondonNik
    Aug 3, 2026
  28. Christian Luyckx

    Operation Sealion: Italian and Japanese involvement?

    Christian Luyckx, Jul 27, 2026
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    356
    Christian Luyckx
    Jul 29, 2026
  29. charliefink

    3rd Anti Aircraft Brigade, RASC - Help on info

    charliefink, Jun 5, 2024
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    davidbfpo
    Jul 25, 2026
  30. tommy40

    2926874 G. GAIR, Cameron Highlanders soldier at Dunkirk 1940

    tommy40, Feb 19, 2011 ... 2 3
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    51highland
    Jul 21, 2026
  31. Terance Wong

    AOS marking for 4th Battalion, The Royal Northumberland Fusiliers

    Terance Wong, Jul 12, 2026
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    207
    Rich Payne
    Jul 19, 2026
  32. morrisc8

    German Target map 1940 East Kent. Dover Folkestone Margate Manstone

    morrisc8, Feb 7, 2025 ... 2
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    2,029
    ROR Bunker
    Jul 18, 2026
  33. Simon_h

    12th Lancers

    Simon_h, Oct 22, 2010 ... 2 3 4
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    MongoUK
    Jul 17, 2026
  34. Drew5233

    'The Finest Soldiers In The World'

    Drew5233, Sep 19, 2009
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    TTH
    Jul 14, 2026
  35. Drew5233

    98th (The Surrey and Sussex Yeomanry) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery in Action

    Drew5233, Aug 5, 2010 ... 2 3
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    Rich Payne
    Jul 11, 2026
  36. LondonNik

    German artillery range at Lombardsijde, Belgium?

    LondonNik, Jul 3, 2026
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    287
    LondonNik
    Jul 8, 2026
  37. DunkirkDude

    Surviving Dunkirk Veterans

    DunkirkDude, Mar 18, 2019 ... 2 3
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    Eoin Moorcroft
    Jul 5, 2026
  38. Adam Petipher

    Pte. G.V. Harwood 3965163. 1/7 Queens Royal West Surrey. Initially buried in Petegem, or was he?

    Adam Petipher, Jun 24, 2026
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    263
    Rich Payne
    Jun 27, 2026
  39. MarkN

    How many tanks?

    MarkN, May 29, 2016 ... 7 8 9
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    25,253
    Bouvier
    Jun 25, 2026
  40. dbf

    2 Northamptonshire Regt

    dbf, Oct 14, 2014 ... 2 3
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    6,500
    Historic Steve
    Jun 23, 2026
  41. Oldleg

    Urgent help to find out about the death of five British soldiers K.I.A June 1940, Venables, France.

    Oldleg, Jun 4, 2026
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    510
    davidbfpo
    Jun 22, 2026
  42. Browno

    Brooke message to Marshall-Cornwall 15 June 1940

    Browno, Jun 11, 2026
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    207
    Browno
    Jun 11, 2026
  43. Owen

    Weather in France & Flanders in May 1940

    Owen, Apr 29, 2013
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    2,371
    davidbfpo
    Jun 6, 2026
  44. Christian Luyckx

    Krombeke - 26th-28th May 1940

    Christian Luyckx, Jun 2, 2026
    Replies:
    11
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    333
    Mr Jinks
    Jun 4, 2026
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