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 ... 50 51 52
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    morrisc8
    May 21, 2025 at 8:21 AM
  2. JCB
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    BEF Vehicles

    JCB, Feb 18, 2011 ... 17 18 19
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    JCB
    May 13, 2025
  3. Christian Luyckx
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    BEF rearguard action at De Moeren/Bulskamp (May 29th till May 31st 1940)

    Christian Luyckx, Apr 28, 2023 ... 14 15 16
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    Wobbler
    May 2, 2025
  4. morrisc8
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    Dunkirk 1940. Inland. France & Belgium. Photos, some never seen before

    morrisc8, Jan 23, 2018 ... 30 31 32
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    Rich Payne
    Apr 29, 2025
  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 ... 3 4 5
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    Christian Luyckx
    Apr 23, 2025
  6. dbf
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    Images of POWs, 1940

    dbf, Jan 15, 2011 ... 23 24 25
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    Charlie Hook
    Mar 20, 2025
  7. Christian Luyckx
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    Against all odds – Saint-Valery-en-Caux (June 1940)

    Christian Luyckx, Sep 20, 2023 ... 7 8 9
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    Christian Luyckx
    Mar 12, 2025
  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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    Rootes75
    Feb 22, 2025
  9. BrianM59
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    15th / 19th Hussars in Assche / Asse

    BrianM59, Apr 12, 2015 ... 10 11 12
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    battleofassche
    Dec 24, 2024
  10. 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
  11. 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
  12. 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
  13. 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
  14. 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 ... 9 10 11
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    morrisc8
    Sep 26, 2024
  15. 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
  16. 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
  17. 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
  18. Buteman
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    BEF Casualties - 1940

    Buteman, Oct 11, 2011 ... 2 3 4
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    mikeeastwood2001
    Nov 17, 2023
  19. 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
  20. 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
  21. 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
  22. 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
  23. 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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    Paul Phillips
    May 11, 2021
  24. May1940
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    BEF Artillery Markings

    May1940, Feb 17, 2011 ... 7 8 9
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    chrisgrove
    Apr 13, 2017
  25. Christian Luyckx

    From Hollywood to Dunkirk - Marquis Henry de la Falaise

    Christian Luyckx, May 18, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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    Christian Luyckx
    May 21, 2025 at 6:04 PM
  26. Shannon Lawless

    Searching for information - 4271436 Hector Caisley, Northumberland Fusiliers - POW, 1940, St Valery

    Shannon Lawless, May 3, 2025
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    Deb Krzeminski
    May 18, 2025 at 12:40 AM
  27. RiverdaleDIY

    Looking for: C.S.M. Courtney (6909168), The Rifle Brigade, Siege of Calais, POW

    RiverdaleDIY, May 16, 2025 at 9:34 PM
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    RiverdaleDIY
    May 17, 2025 at 10:31 PM
  28. Ramiles

    9th Lancers in May and June 1940

    Ramiles, Jan 2, 2016 ... 2 3 4
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    Ramiles
    May 16, 2025 at 2:35 PM
  29. Chris911

    RAF personnel attached to Medium Regiment, Royal Artillery

    Chris911, May 14, 2025
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    Chris911
    May 15, 2025
  30. Rory

    Rifle Brigade at Calais

    Rory, Apr 27, 2009 ... 2
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    Chris C
    May 12, 2025
  31. claire12340

    Can anyone help please?

    claire12340, Jan 10, 2025
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    ltdan
    May 5, 2025
  32. Trux

    BEF Personnel convoys 1939.

    Trux, Mar 3, 2022 ... 2 3
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    Jeffrey Street
    Apr 26, 2025
  33. DunkirkDude

    Surviving Dunkirk Veterans

    DunkirkDude, Mar 18, 2019 ... 2
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    Mr Jinks
    Apr 26, 2025
  34. Colonel Durnford

    Ford Woody Staff Car

    Colonel Durnford, Apr 3, 2015
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    Dave55
    Apr 25, 2025
  35. DoubleD

    St Valery 1940 - French prisoners

    DoubleD, Apr 24, 2025
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    DoubleD
    Apr 25, 2025
  36. Garion Brooks

    Entrained at Le/La Hutte 1940

    Garion Brooks, Apr 23, 2025
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    davidbfpo
    Apr 23, 2025
  37. Garion Brooks

    BEF Evacuation 1940

    Garion Brooks, Apr 22, 2025
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    davidbfpo
    Apr 22, 2025
  38. Christian Luyckx

    BEF casualties in Coxyde after Operation Dynamo

    Christian Luyckx, Mar 8, 2025
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    Angela Bennett
    Apr 21, 2025
  39. Alison Thorn

    212 Detachment BEF Le Mans Sub Area. J E Maddox

    Alison Thorn, Apr 21, 2025
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    Alison Thorn
    Apr 21, 2025
  40. Bev Stephens

    2071189 Corporal Ernest George HAYDON, DCM, Royal Engineers - Citation / Why awarded?

    Bev Stephens, Mar 31, 2025
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    Bev Stephens
    Apr 21, 2025
  41. Drew5233

    170 Tunnelling Company October 1939 to June 1940

    Drew5233, May 30, 2015
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    Michelle Bagot
    Apr 20, 2025
  42. Anna Dismore Whitehead

    78541 2/Lieutenant Leonard Henry DISMORE - Retreat from Dunkirk

    Anna Dismore Whitehead, Apr 18, 2025
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    davidbfpo
    Apr 18, 2025
  43. Slater581

    Information Gathering on 2 Middlesex Regiment 1940

    Slater581, Nov 11, 2009 ... 2
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    Eddie Webb
    Apr 17, 2025
  44. Ramiles

    Very nearly the end...

    Ramiles, Jun 13, 2024 ... 2
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    1,956
    OpanaPointer
    Apr 12, 2025
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