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Date(s)
- 1940 May 10 - 16 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent
1 file
Scope and content
Davidson's account of the German offensive of 10 May 1940 and the retreat of the BEF to Dunkirk. Includes description of the execution of 'plan D', the advance to the river Dyle, Belgium to face the approaching German army by the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) and French, the fighting on the Dyle, the British withdrawal to the River Lasne, Belgium and the withdrawal of 2 Div BEF to the Brussells-Charleroi coast . With maps: 'A','France 1940, BEF in France and Flanders, situation of BEF 1200 hrs 15 May 1940'; 'B', of the area south of Brussells, Belgium, scale 1:50,000 marked to show the situation on 16 May with the positions of 2 Div BEF and 48 (South Midland) Div; 'C', tracing to accompany map 'B', showing dispositions of 2 Division and 48 Div and the withdrawal roads taken by 4, 5 and 6 Infantry brigades. 1 file