I stumbled on this gem of a first hand account by Lt Cresswell MC in another file by accident this week. Pages are taken from WO 217/9 Personal...
My wife and I took a stroll out of the town of Watou towards the French border on a recent visit to the Ieper area. Just across the stream marking...
Yes....I'm slowly getting addicted to 1940. (I never thought it would happen) Ok first of many questions to come I'm sure before I go over for a...
The 2nd Battalion was withdrawn from Escault 23rd May and reached Cassel on May 25th. They were to hold the western half of the town with the 1st...
After speaking to Marcus today I realised I hadn't posted any pictures on here of my trip to Dunkirk earlier this year. I posted a link to another...
Apart from the well documented enplacements on the cliff tops are there other bunkers/blockhouses in Normandy and surrounding area. I have'nt...
I just toured the Blockhaus (and Coupole) near St. Omer in northern France. I subsequently read up on the history, including "Vengeance", which...
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