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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. Inland. France & Belgium. Photos, some never seen before

    morrisc8, Jan 23, 2018 ... 34 35 36
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    morrisc8
    Jan 13, 2026 at 7:11 PM
  2. morrisc8
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    Dunkirk 1940 photos. Some never seen before .

    morrisc8, Jan 22, 2018 ... 65 66 67
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    morrisc8
    Jan 9, 2026 at 9:05 AM
  3. 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
    Jan 7, 2026
  4. Christian Luyckx
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    BEF rearguard action at De Moeren/Bulskamp (May 29th till May 31st 1940)

    Christian Luyckx, Apr 28, 2023 ... 16 17 18
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    CWATERWO
    Jan 6, 2026
  5. JCB
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    BEF Vehicles

    JCB, Feb 18, 2011 ... 17 18 19
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    JCB
    Dec 26, 2025
  6. dbf
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    Images of POWs, 1940

    dbf, Jan 15, 2011 ... 23 24 25
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    morrisc8
    Oct 27, 2025
  7. 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
  8. 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
  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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    Sharkey21
    Sep 30, 2025
  10. May1940
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    BEF Artillery Markings

    May1940, Feb 17, 2011 ... 7 8 9
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    Derek Barton
    Jun 26, 2025
  11. 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
  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. Vinch

    1st Bn Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry and 115th Field Regt Royal Artillery

    Vinch, Jan 11, 2026 at 7:30 PM
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    Vinch
    Jan 12, 2026 at 12:25 PM
  26. PackRat

    Night action of 20th May 1940 - 131 Brigade, 44th Division (inc. 2 Buffs & 6 Queens?)

    PackRat, Oct 16, 2017 ... 2 3
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    Bimbling_Bob
    Jan 11, 2026 at 8:39 PM
  27. Christian Luyckx

    Bringing Structure to Chaos: The Organisation of the Dunkirk Defence Perimeter

    Christian Luyckx, Dec 31, 2025
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    JimHerriot
    Jan 1, 2026
  28. Rich Payne

    "This was Last Summer" (From "The Motor-Cycle" February 27th 1941)

    Rich Payne, Dec 27, 2025
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    Christian Luyckx
    Dec 28, 2025
  29. Christian Luyckx

    The Cassel Meeting (May 27th 1940)

    Christian Luyckx, Dec 25, 2025
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    davidbfpo
    Dec 26, 2025
  30. luckystrike23

    English Casualties in Ville-sur-Ancre, 20.05.1940

    luckystrike23, Sep 20, 2025 ... 2 3
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    Christian Luyckx
    Dec 24, 2025
  31. Christian Luyckx

    Fusilier Robert Robinson, 6975944, 2nd Bn Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers

    Christian Luyckx, Nov 30, 2025
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    Christian Luyckx
    Dec 24, 2025
  32. luckystrike23

    British Expeditionary Force order of battle

    luckystrike23, Nov 24, 2025
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    luckystrike23
    Nov 26, 2025
  33. Deneckere

    The Bef and may 1940, new book.

    Deneckere, Nov 20, 2025
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    Rich Payne
    Nov 22, 2025
  34. cesjak

    50th Anti Tank Regt. Royal Artillery

    cesjak, Jul 14, 2020
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    Ian Hallett
    Nov 21, 2025
  35. Drew5233

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

    Drew5233, Aug 5, 2010 ... 2 3
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    Mark Howard
    Nov 20, 2025
  36. Adam Petipher

    German Red Cross Totenlistes Dead lists

    Adam Petipher, Oct 11, 2025
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    LondonNik
    Nov 17, 2025
  37. bart43945

    L.Cpl. Gordon Spiring 5184998-Glosters-Dunkirk

    bart43945, Nov 11, 2025
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    bart43945
    Nov 16, 2025
  38. Christian Luyckx

    KW-Line bunkers and fortifications

    Christian Luyckx, Nov 12, 2025
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    Rich Payne
    Nov 12, 2025
  39. 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
  40. MarkN

    How many tanks?

    MarkN, May 29, 2016 ... 6 7 8
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    morrisc8
    Nov 7, 2025
  41. 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
  42. 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
  43. mudblood

    ox & bucks at dunkirk

    mudblood, Dec 12, 2006 ... 2 3 4
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    Wobbler
    Oct 25, 2025
  44. 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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    1,490
    Christian Luyckx
    Oct 24, 2025
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