Authors and Contributors this page: T.F. Mills
Page created 1 September 2000. Corrected and updated 04.12.2005
SECOND WORLD WAR, 1939-1945
North West Europe
1940
  Causes
  Chronology
  Results
  Forces & Casualties
  Commanders
  Battles & Battle Honours 		  Order of  Battle
  Campaign Medals
  Societies, Forums, Re-Enactors
  Museums & Memorials
  Bibliography  
  External Links
 
   Causes

     

   Chronology (except battles, which see below)
 
 
 
   Results

     

   Forces and Casualties
 
 
peak forces
total forces
total dead
KIA
NCD
civilian dead
WIA
PW-MIA
  subtotal
  TOTAL
                   
   Commanders
 
Britain and Allies:
 
   
Germany:
 
   
   
   
   Battles & Battle Honours
Index of Battle Honours
Date Battles
(Battle Honours are shown in bold face) 		Regiments
(regts with emblazoned Honours shown in bold;
non-honoured in italics)
Note: British battle honours were published in separate regimental lists between 1957 and 1960.
1940 May 10-16 Dyle
Cav: DG4/7 L12 H13/18
Inf: G1 G2 F1 F22 F23 F49 F57 F63 F64 F68 F83
 
1940 May 17-19 Withdrawal to the Escaut
Cav: DG5 H13/18 H15/19 Y56
Inf: F15 F22 F63 F75 F87
 
1940 May 19-22 Defence of Escaut
Inf: G2 F1 F2 F3 F5 F6 F9 F15 F20 F23 F28 F29 F30 F31 F32 F34 F43 F48 F50 F53 F57 F63 F64 F79
 
1940 May 20 Amiens 1940
Inf: F35
 
1940 May 19-24 Defence of Arras
Cav: L12
Inf: G5 F15 F19 F21 F27 F42 F48 F62 F63
 
1940 May 21 Arras Counterattack
Cav: L12 RTR
Inf: F5 F68
 
1940 May 22-25 Boulogne 1940
Inf: G4 G5
 
1940 May 22-26 Calais 1940
Cav: RTR
Inf: F60 RB QVR
 
1940 May 23-27 French Frontier 1940
Inf: F15
 
1940 May 23-29 St Omer-La Bassée
Cav: DG5 RTR Y56
Inf: G5 F3 F1 F4 F5 F9 F20 F22 F23 F28 F29 F35 F39 F44 F45 F49 F63 F68 F79 F87
 
1940 May 28 Wormhoudt
Inf: F6 F22 F28 F29
 
1940 May 27-29 Cassel
Cav: Y56
Inf: F22 F28 F43
 
1940 May 27-28 Forêt de Nieppe
Inf: F35 F50
 
1940 May 26-28 Ypres-Comines Canal
Cav: H13/18
Inf: F6 F15 F21 F26 F27 F42 F43 F45 F48 F57 F62 F63 F64 F72 F75
 
1940 May 26-
   1940 June 3		 Dunkirk 1940
Cav: DG4/7 DG5 L12 Y41
Inf: G1 G2 F4 F5 F7 F10 F12 F15 F16 F19 F22 F25 F30 F31 F33 F34 F37 F40 F42 F45 F47 F49 F53 F57 F68 F75 F83
1940 May 24-
   1940 June 5		 Somme 1940
Cav: DG2 L9 H10 ?/RTR Y37
Inf: F21 F34 F42 F72 F75 F79 F91
 
1940 June 6-10 Withdrawal to the Seine
Cav: DG2 L9 Y37
Inf: F3 F21 F72
 
1940 June 9-18 Withdrawal to Cherbourg
Inf: 5/F71 5/F71 9/F71
 
1940 June 10-12 St Valery-en-Caux
Cav: Y37
Inf: F9 F33 F42 F72 F75 F79 L13
 
1940 June 13 Saar
Inf: F42 L13
 
1940 May 19-
   1940 June 13
North-West Europe 1940
Cav: DG2 DG4/7 DG5 L9 H10 L12 H13/18 H15/19 RTR Y37 Y41 Y56
Inf: G1 G2 G4 G5 F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 F7 F9 F10 F12 F14 F15 F16 F19 F20 F21 F22 F23 F25 F26 F27 F28 F29 F30 F31 F32 F33 F34 F35 F37 F38 F39 F40 F42 F43 F44 F45 F47 F48 F49 F50 F53 F57 F60 F62 F63 F64 F65 F68 F71 F72 F75 F79 F83 F87 F91 RB QVR L13
  Europe 1939-45
Police: RCMP
Note: see also N.W. Europe 1942, N.W. Europe 1944-45 and Southern France 1944.
Year dates are compressed as appropriate, e.g. "N.W. Europe 1940 '44-45".
"North-West Europe" is displayed on Colours as "N.W. Europe"
   Order of Battle (Regiments & Formations)
Introduction to Regiments
   Medals Index of Campaign Medals
 
 
   Societies, Forums & Re-Enactors
   Museums & Memorials
   Bibliography
How to Find Books
  Books:
  Wilson, Patrick.  Dunkirk: from disaster to deliverance.  Leo Cooper
 
 
 
   External Links