Formation · army
British Expeditionary Force
Existed: 2 Sept 1939 – 18 Jun 1940
Evacuated from Dunkirk 26 May – 4 June 1940.
Commanders
- Lord Gort 3 Sept 1939 – 1 Jun 1940
Positions (approximate)
- 10 May 1940Moving to the planned Dyle line (Louvain–Wavre)
- 16 May 1940On the Dyle line in Belgium
- 24 May 1940Withdrawing into the Dunkirk pocket
Positions are approximate sector centres on front-snapshot dates — not daily positions or headquarters. Between dates the map shows the last known position.
Sources
- [1]British Expeditionary Force (World War II)
Wikipedia (EN) · encyclopedia
- [2]Battle of France
Wikipedia (EN) · encyclopedia