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Battle for the Escaut 1940: The France and Flanders Campaign (Paperback)
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Battle for the Escaut 1940: The France and Flanders Campaign (Paperback)
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On 10 May 1940 the British Expeditionary Force (BEF), under the
command of Lord Gort, moved forward from the Franco-Belgian border
and took up positions along a 20-mile sector off the River Dyle, to
await the arrival of the German Army Group B. Their expected stay
was considerably shorter than planned as the German Army Group A
pushed its way through the Ardennes and crossed the Meuse at Sedan,
scattering the French before them. Little did the men of the BEF
realise that the orders to retire would result in their evacuation
from Dunkirk and other channel ports. The line of the River Escaut
was seen as the last real opportunity for the Allied armies to halt
the advancing German Army, but the jigsaw of defence was tenuous
and the allied hold on the river was undone by the weight of
opposing German forces and the speed of the armoured 'Blitzkrieg'
thrust further south. As far as the BEF were concerned, the Battle
for the Escaut took place on a 30-mile sector from Oudenaarde to
Bleharies and involved units in a sometimes desperate defence,
during which two Victoria Crosses were awarded.This book takes the
battlefield tourist from Oudenaarde to Hollain in a series of tours
that retrace the footsteps of the BEF. With the help of local
historians, the author has pinpointed crucial actions and answered
some of the myriad questions associated with this important phase
of the France and Flanders campaign of 1940.
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