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LINDSELL 1/5
Title
Account of BEF operations in France, May-Jun 1940, by Brigadier Reginald Parminter
Date(s)
- 1940 May 21 - 1940 Jun 3 (Creation)
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4pp
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Narrative by Brig Reginald Horace Roger Parminter, Deputy Quartermaster General, BEF (British Expeditionary Force), of events at Hazebrouck and Dunkirk, during operations of the BEF (British Expeditionary Force) in France and Belgium, 1940, mainly comprising a description of numerous attempts to unload emergency supplies at Dunkirk, despite continual bombardment by German aircraft; the implementation of plans for the evacuation of troops and personnel from Dunkirk; the views of French commanders and troops concerning the evacuation. 4pp.
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