UNPUBLISHED SOURCES
Key to References
* Documents held in Cabinet Office Archives
† These documents were on temporary loan from the War Office to the Cabinet Office (1954)
ADMTY. Admiralty
A.F.C. and A.F.C.(J) Anglo-France Staff Conversations 1939*
A.G. STATS Adjutant-General, Statistics
A.H.B. Historical Branch, Air Ministry
AIR MIN. Air Ministry
A.L. Archivist and Librarians' General Series*
A.T. Admiralty Telegram or Signal
B.E.F./G.H.Q. FILES British Expeditionary Force/General Headquarters miscellaneous series including the G.H.Q. diaries from May 10th–June 4th*
B.R. Battle Summaries, Admiralty
C.B. Confidential Book, Admiralty
C.I.D. Committee of Imperial Defence
C.-IN-C. Commander in Chief's message, Admiralty
C.-IN-C., H.F. Commander-in-Chief, Home Fleet
C.O.S. Chiefs of Staff Committee*
C.O.S.(O) Chiefs of Staff Committee (Operations)*
C.P. Cabinet Papers (pre-war)*
E.D.S. Enemy Documents Section, Historical Branch, Cabinet Office*
G.D. German Document*
G.M.D.S. German Military Documents Section*
H.F. Home Fleet (report or despatch by C-in-C)
M. Military Branch, Admiralty
M.O.1.(D) War Office M.O.1 (Despatches)†
N.A. Naval Attaché's message or letter
P.O.W. Prisoner of War Diaries*
R.O. Admiralty, Record Office Case
R. OF P. Admiralty, Reports of Proceedings of H.M. Ships
S.I.C. Special Intelligence Centre*
S.N.O. Senior Naval Officer's report or message
S.W.C. Supreme War Council*
T.S.D. Admiralty, Tactical and Staff Duties Division
T.S.D./F.D.S. Admiralty, Foreign Documents Section
V.A.1 etc. Vice-Admiral (Commanding 1st Battle Squadron)
W.D. War Diary†
W.M. War Cabinet Conclusions*
W.O. War Office
W.P. War Cabinet memoranda*CHAPTER I
- For history of ten-year policy see C.I.D. 892 B and 1055 B.
- C.I.D. 1082 B; C.I.D. 255th Mtg., Minute 4; Cabinet 19(32), Concl. 2.
- C.P. 99(38).
- For history of pre-war rearmament policy see 'Rearmament Narrative 1919–1939', by Professor N. H. Gibbs. (Cabinet Office File 70/40A.)
- A.F.C.(J) 19, et seq.
- C.P. 109(38); also A.F.C.(J) 19, et seq.
- A.F.C.(J) 43; A.L. 1200/1, Army Narrative: 'B.E.F. in France and Flanders, 3.9.39–9.5.40', Introduction. Appx. I.
- A.L. 1200/1, Introduction. Appx. 4A, Section I, p. 5, and Section II, Appx. VIII.
- R.A.F. Narrative 'The Campaign in France and the Low Countries, September 1939–1940', pp. 24 and 33 (hereafter referred to as R.A.F. Narrative').
- A.F.C.(J) 108 and enclosure; see also A.F.C.(J) 105.
- A.L. 1200/1, Section III.
- R.A.F. Narrative, p. 9; see also A.L. 3011/A/10 for translation of article by Lieutenant-Colonel Rogé: 'The German, British and French Air Forces from 10th May, 1940, to 25th June, 1940', in Revue de Defénse Nationale, February, 1951.
- C.O.S. 511, especially para. 45.
- A.L. 1200/1, Section II, p. 2 and p. 20a, et seq.; see also B.E.F./G.H.Q. Files/Box 6.
- Air Min. File S.42731.
- Captain Roskill, 'War at Sea', Vol. I, pp. 45–8; M.00697/39; R.O. Case 7364 (H.F. Despatch) and Admty. Pink List 3.3.39.
- W.D./M.O.4/Box 49/Appx. VII, p. 1.
CHAPTER II
- A.L. 1200/1, Section II, p. 6.
- Captain Roskill, 'War at Sea', Vol. I, p. 96; A.L. 3011/A/2, W.O. Historical Monograph on Movements, Chapter 10; Admty. W.D., Dover, C.B. 4523(1); Admty. Draft Staff History Home Waters W.D., Dover.
- A.L. 1200/1, Section II, p. 7 et seq.; B.E.F./G.H.Q. Files/Box 6.
- A.L. 38, Notes on Q organisation based on book by General Lindsell, 16.1.42; A.L. 3011/A/2.
- A.L. 1200/1, Section I, p. 2; M.O.1(D)/B.E.F./0057/1.
- M.O.1(D)/B.E.F./0057/1.
- Map based on map in A.L. 3011/A/2.
- A.G. Stats., B.E.F./23/100.
- A.L. 1200/1, Section VI(b), p. 6; A.L. 1200/4, Army Narrative: 'The Fighting in the Saar and South of the Somme', p. 1, et seq.
- B.E.F./G.H.Q. Files/Box 2/2, Report by E.-in-C.
- A.L. 1200/1, Section VII, pp. 7–14; B.E.F./G.H.Q. Files/Box/2/2, Report by S.O.-in-C.
- A.L. 58, Lord Gort's Despatches. Supplement to the London Gazette, 17th October, 1941, pp. 5901–5908.
- Ibid., pp. 5908–5909
- For a fuller account see A.L. 1200/1, Section IV; B.E.F./G.H.Q. Files/Box/5/3.
- R.A.F. Narrative, Parts I, II and V (especially Part II, Section XII, pp. 155–176); see also A.L. 1200/1, Section V.
- R.A.F. Narrative, p. 63.
- Ibid., p. 51, et seq.
- See A.F.C. and A.F.C.(J) records; R.A.F. Narrative, p.. 6–32.
- A.L. 3011/A/10, Note on the strength of the French Air Force, 10th October, 1939, supplied Lieutenant-Colonel de Saint Pereuse of the 'Service Historique de l'Armée de l'Air.'
- R.A.F. Narrative, p. 169 et seq.
- Ibid., p. 183; W.M.(40) 115th Concl., Minute 6.
- R.A.F. Narrative, p. 169, para. (c), et seq.
- Air Min. File II H2/414, Air Marshal Barratt's Despatch, Appx. 6.
- R.A.F. Narrative, p.48.
- Ibid., p. 49.
- Ibid., pp. 125–133.
- Ibid., pp. 134–139.
- Ibid., pp. 140–154.
- R.A.F. Narrative: 'Bombing Offensive Against Germany', Vol. II, pp. 41–54.
- Ibid., pp. 46–48.
- G.D.:—E.D.S./Apprec./2, 'The German Plan of Attack in the West, 1939–1940', p. 5.
- Ibid., pp. 5 and 11.
CHAPTER III
- A.L. 1200/21 (a), Army Narrative: 'The B.E.F. in France and Flanders, 10.5.40–16.5.40', p. 1; W.D./B.E.F./18/1, Swayne Mission, May.
- A.L. 1200/21 (a), p. 2; W.D./B.E.F./18/1, Swayne Mission, May.
- Belgium: The Official (Belgian) account of what happened 1939–1940.
- G.D.:—E.D.S./Apprec./2, p. 16; A.L. 1433 (G.M.D.S. No. W5772/1), Army Group B W.D., 10th May, 1940; A.L. 1428 (G.M.D.S. No. 11642b), Army Group A W.D., 10th May 1940; see also A.L. 874/6, Misc. E.D.S. notes on the Western Campaign.
- G.D.:—A.L. 1092 (b), Misc. German Documents on the Western Campaign.
- A.L. 1200/21(a), pp. 2–3; W.D./B.E.F./237/2/E, 12th Lancers, May.
- R.A.F. Narrative, p. 200.
- G.D.:—E.D.S./Apprec./2, p. 38.
- Lieutenant-Colonel P. L. G. Doorman: 'Military Operations in the Netherlands from 10th–17th May, 1940.' Allen and Unwin, 1944, pp. 44–45.
- G.D.:—A.L. 874/6, Misc/ E.D.S. notes on the Western Campaign: Item No. 9, The Meuse Crossing.
- A.L. 1200/21(a), p. 11; B.E.F./G.H.Q. Files/Box 4/File 12.
- G.D.:—A.L. 874/6, Misc. E.D.S. notes on the Western Campaign: Item No. 9, The Meuse Crossing.
- G.D.:—E.D.S./Apprec./2, pp. 13–15.
- A.H.B.6, Translation No. VII/28.
- G.D.:—A.L. 1433 (G.M.D.S. No. W/5772/1), Army Group B W.D., May.
- A.L. 1200/21(a), p. 26; W.D./B/E/F//285/2/E, 2nd Royal Ulster Rifles, May; W.D./B.E.F./240/2/E, 1st Grenadiers, May.
- G.D.:—G.M.D.S. No. K2/7a, Army Group B, sit. maps, 15th May; G.M.D.S. No. W1060/36, 6th Army, sit. maps.
- A.L. 1200/21(a), p. 32; A.L. 748; A.L. 2012.
- A.L. 1433 (G.M.D.S. No. W5772/1), Army Group B W.D., 15th May.
- A.L. 1200/21(a), p. 29; W.D./B.E.F./47/1/E, I Corps 'G', May.
- W.D./B.E.F./239/1, 2nd Irish Guards, May; W.D/B.E.F./239/4, 2nd Welsh Guards, May.
- Captain Roskill, 'War at Sea', Vol. I, pp. 201–210; R.O. Case 7364, para. 153; M.06420/40; Admty. Draft Staff History Home Waters; M.;2601/46, pp. 56–61; Admty. W.D., Dover, 7th May, 1940; Admty. W.D. Dover and Nore Commands (T.S.D. 4487/40) of 10.5.40 and 11.5.40; Admty. Report by Commander Goodenough, M.013316/40, etc; Admty. Report by Commander Cazalet; Admty. Reports on Operation F.A.
- S.I.C. File B/Special Ops/4; M.019435/40, Report by Commander R. S. Wellby, R.N., and note by 5th Sea Lord.
- R.A.F. Narrative, pp. 192–4, 198–9, 207–10, 214–5, 226–7, 236–9.
- Ibid., pp. 190–1, 197–8, 203–5; A.L. 748; A.L. 2012.
- G.D.:—A.L. 1407 (G.M.D.S. No. E361), XVI Corps W.D.
- G.D.:—A.L. 1440 (G.M.D.S. No. 76093), XIX Corps W.D.
- R.A.F. Narrative, p. 206.
- Ibid., pp. 219–25.
- G.D.:—A.L. 1440 (G.M.D.S. No. 76093), XIX Corps W.D.
- R.A.F. Narrative, p. 224.
- G.D.:—A.L. 1440 (G.M.D.S. No. 76093), XIX Corps W.D.
- R.A.F. Narrative, pp. 233–6.
- W.M.(40) 122nd Concl.; see also Air Ministry File II H1/18, Dowding Report.
- R.A.F. Narrative, pp. 238–9.
- Ibid., pp. 239–41.
- Winston Churchill, 'The Second World War', Vol. II, 'Their Finest Hour', Cassel, 1949, p. 9.
CHAPTER IV
- A.L. 1200/21(a), p. 34; B.E.F./G.H.Q. Files/Box 1/2.
- A.L. 1200/21(a), p. 34; B.E.F./G.H.Q. Files/Box 1/2.
- R.A.F. Narrative, pp. 245–6.
- W.M.(4) 124th Concl. and Conf. Annex; W.M. (40) 125th Concl.
- G.D.:—A.L. 1428 (G.M.D.S. No. 11642 b), Army Group A W.D.
- Ibid.
- G.D.:—G.M.D.S. No. K2/7b, Army Group A, sit. maps.
- G.D.:—A.L. 1428 (G.M.D.S. No. 11642 b), Army Group A W.D.
- Ibid.
- W.D./B.E.F./239/6/3, 1st Coldstream, May; W.D./B.E.F./285/2/E, 2nd Royal Ulsters, May.
- G.D.:—A.L. 1433 (G.M.D.S. No. W5772/1), Army Group B W.D., 15th May.
- Ibid.
- A.L. 1200/21(B), Army Narrative: 'The B.E.F. in France and Flanders, 17.5.40–25.5.40', p. 5-0; W.D./B.E.F./120/2/E, 6th Infantry Bde., May.
- A.L. 1200/21(B), p. 45; B.E.F./G.H.Q. Files/Box 1/9.
- G.D.:—A.L. 1428 (G.M.D.S. No. 11642 b), Army Group A W.D.
- Ibid., 17th May.
- A.L. 1200/21(B), p. 66; A.L. 58, Gort's Despatches, para. 28, p. 5914.
- A.L. 1200/21(B), p. 47; B.E.F./G.H.Q. Files/Box 2/3.
- Personal statement to the author by General Whitefoord.
- A.L. 1200/21(B), p. 47; W.D./B.E.F./239/3/E, 1st Welsh Guards, May.
- A.L. 1200/21(B), pp. 46–8, 62; B.E.F./G.H.Q. Files/Box 1/9 & 11; W.D./B.E.F./100/7/E, 23rd Div. 'G', May.
- A.L. 1200/21(B), p. 46.
- A.L. 1200/21(B), p. 45; B.E.F./G.H.Q. Files/Box 1/9.
- M.O.1(D)/B.E.F./0060/1.
- B.E.F./G.H.Q. Files Box 4/9, p. 19.
- A.L. 1200/21(B), p. 51; W.D./B.E.F./60/1, II Corps, May, No. 6.
- A.L. 1200/21(B), p. 53; W.D./B.E.F./259/2/E, 4th Gordon Highlanders, May; W.D./B.E.F./154/4/E, 32nd Field Regt., May; W.D./B.E.F./236/9/E, 5th R. I. Dragoon Guards, May; W.D./B.E.F./237/6/E, 15th/19th Royal Hussars, May.
- A.L. 1200/21(B), p. 60.
- A.L. 1200/21(B), p. 81; W.M.($) 130th Concl. Conf. Annex.
- A.L. 1200/21(B), p. 91; W.D./B.E.F./275/5/E, 1st Bucks, May; W.D./B.E.F./117/2/E, 3rd Bde., May.
- R.A.F. Narrative, pp. 260–3.
- Ibid., p. 281.
- Ibid., p. 282.
- Ibid., pp. 276–9.
- Ibid., pp. 457–9.
- A.L. 1200/21(B), p. 88; W.D./B.E.F./107/1/E, 50th Div., 'G', May.
- G.D.:—A.L. 1440 (G.M.D.S. No. 76093), XIX Corps W.D.; A.L. 1374 (G.M.D.S. No. E291/1), XXXXI Corps W.D.; A.L. 1375 (G.M.D.S. No. E63/2), XXXIX Corps W.D.
CHAPTER V
- G.D.:—A.L. 1440 (G.M.D.S. No. 76093), XIX Corps W.D.; A.L. 1374 (G.M.D.S No. E291/1) XXXXI Corps W.D.; A.L. 1375 (G.M.D.S. No. E63/2), XXXIX Corps W.D.
- A.L. 1200/21(B), pp. 125–126; A.L. 2012; A.L. 748.
- W.D./B.E.F./60/1/E(iii), II Corps, 'G', May.
- A.L. 1200/21(B), p. 46; W.D./B.E.F./18/1, Swayne Mission, May.
- A.L. 1200/21(B), p. 46; A.L. 1200/4, pp. 2 & 5; W.D./B.E.F./97/1/E, 12th Div., 'G', May.
- G.D:—A.L. 1440 (G.M.D.S. No. 76093), XIX Corps W.D.; A.L. 1374 (G.M.D.S. No. E291/1), XXXXI Corps W.D.; A.L. 1375 (G.M.D.S. No. E63/2), XXXIX Corps W.D.; A.L. 1092 (b), Misc. German documents on the Western Campaign, 1940 (Memo of Inspector-General of Panzer Troops, 7.11.44).
- A.L.1200/21(B), pp. 62 & 63; B.E.F./G.H.Q. Files/Box 2/3, p. 105; W.D./B.E.F./100/7/E, 23rd Div., 'G', May.
- A.L. 1200/21(B), p. 62; W.D./B.E.F./97/1/E, 12th Div., 'G', May; W.D./B.E.F./131/5, 37th Bde., May.
- G.D.:—A.L. 1440 (G.M.D.S. No. 76093), XIX Corps W.D.; G.M.D.S. No. W8369, sit. maps to XIX Corps W.D.
- A.L. 1200/21(B), p. 84; W.D./B.E.F./264/4/E, 7th Royal West Kent, May.
- G.D.:—A.L. 1440 (G.M.D.S. No. 76093), XIX Corps W.D.; A.L. 1374 (G.M.D.S. No. E291/1), XXXIX Corps W.D.; G.M.D.S. No. W8369, sit. maps to XIX Corps W.D.,; A.L. 596, 7th Panzer Div. W.D.; A.L. 300/1 and /2, 6th Panzer Div. W.D. and Appendices.
- A.L. 1200/21(B), pp. 84–5; W.D./B.E.F./100/1/E, 23rd Div., 'G', May.
- A.L. 1200/21(B), pp. 113–114; W.D./B.E.F./131/7/E, 70th Bde., May.
- G.D.:—A.L. 596, 7th Panzer Div. W.D.
- G.D.:—A.L. 1375 (G.M.D.S. No. E63/2), XXXIX Corps W.D.
- G.D.:—A.L. 1374 (G.M.D.S. No. E291/1), XXXXI Corps W.D.; A.L. 300/1, 6th Panzer Div. W.D.
- A.L. 1200/21(B), pp. 112–113; W.D./B.E.F./131/4/E, 36th Bde., May.
- G.D.:—A.L. 300/3, 6th Panzer Div. W.D. (Appx. No. C46).
- A.L. 2100/21(B), pp. 110–111; W.D./B.E.F./131/3/E, 35th Bde., May.
- G.D.:—A.L. 1440 (G.M.D.S. No. 76093), XIX Corps W.D.
- Ibid.
- A.L. 1200/21(B), p. 111; W.D./B.E.F./131/5/E, 37th Bde., May.
- G.D.:—A.L. 1374 (G.M.D.S. No. E291/1), XXXXI Corps W.D.
- W.D./B.E.F./284/5/E, 7th Royal Sussex, May.
- R.A.F Narrative, p. 285.
- Ibid., pp. 285–286.
- Ibid., p. 286.
- Ibid., pp. 286–288.
- A.L. 1200/21(B), p. 115; B.E.F./G.H.Q. Files/Box 2/3, p. 84.
- A.L. 1200/21(B), p. 104; B.E.F./G.H.Q. Files/Box 4/2, p. 9.
- B.R. 1736 (32), p. 4; Captain Roskill, 'War at Sea', Vol. I, p. 212.
- W.M.(40) 130th Concl. Minute I and Conf. Annex.
- M.O.1(D)/B.E.F./0069/4.
- A.L. 1200/21(B), pp. 104–105; A.L. 58, Gort's Despatches, pp. 5916–5917.
- G.D.:—A.L. 1428 (G.M.D.S. No. 11642 b) Army Group A W.D.
CHAPTER VI
- B.E.F./G.H.Q. Files/Box 2/3, p. 84.
- A.L. 1200/21(B), pp. 104–105; A.L. 58, Gort's Despatches, para. 32, p. 5916; B.E.F./G.H.Q. Files/Box 1/14.
- A.L. 1200/21(B), p. 105; A.L. 58, Gort's Despatches, para. 32, p. 5916; B.E.F./G.H.Q. Files/Box 1/4.
- A.L. 1200/21(B), p. 138; B.E.F./G.H.Q. Files/Box 1/4 and Box 4/2; A.L. 3011/A/6, p. 12.
- A.L. 1200/21(B), pp. 115–116; B.E.F./G.H.Q. Files/Box 2/3, pp. 76–77.
- A.L. 1200/21(B), Appx. III, pp. 329b–329d.
- A.L. 58, Gort's Despatches, para. 33, p. 5917; A.L. 1200/21(B), pp. 136 and 138; A.L. 3011/A/6, p. 12.
- B.E.F./G.H.Q. Files/Box 2/3, p. 85; W.D./B.E.F./94/2/E, Appx. 10, 5th Div., 'G', May.
- W.D./B.E.F./94/2/E, Appx. 11, 5th Div., 'G', May; W.D./B.E.F./134/3/E, 151st Bde., May.
- A.L. 1200/21(B), p. 150, et seq.:; W.D./B.E.F./128/2/E, 13th Bde., May.
- A.L. 1200/21(b), pp. 146–147; W.D./B.E.F./128/2/E, 1st Army Tank Bde., May; A.L. 3011/A/6, p. 21.
- W.D./B.E.F./94/2/E, Appx. 11, 5th Div., 'G',May.
- A.L. 1200/21(B), p. 145; W.D./B.E.F./134/3/E, 151st Bde., May.
- G.D.:—A.L. 596, 7th Panzer Div. W.D.
- A.L. 1200/21(B), pp. 147–149; W.D./B.E.F./252/4/E, 8th Durham L.I., May; W.D./B.E.F./238/6, 7th Royal Tanks, May.
- G.D.:—A.L. 596, 7th Panzer Div. W.D.; A.L. 1375 (G.M.D.S. No. E63/2) XXXIX Corps W.D.
- A.L. 1200/21(B), pp. 149–150; W.D./B.E.F./238/5/E, 4th Royal Tanks, May.
- A.L. 596, 7th Panzer Div. W.D.
- W.D./B.E.F./238/6, 7th Royal Tanks, May.
- G.D.:—A.L. 596, 7th Panzer Div. W.D.
- Ibid., 21st May.
- Ibid.
- G.D.:—A.L. 1428 (G.M.D.S. No. 11642 b), Army Group A W.D.; A.L. 1440 (G.M.D.S. No. 76093), XIX Corps W.D.; A.L. 1374 (G.M.D.S. No. E291/1), XXXXI Corps W.D.; A.L. 1375 (G.M.D.S. No. E663/2), XXXIX Corps W.D.; A.L. 596, 7th Panzer Div. W.D.
- G.D.:—A.L. 596, 7th Panzer Div. W.D., 21st May.
- G.D.:—A.L. 1374 (G.M.D.S. No. E291/1), XXXXI Corps W.D.; A.L. 300/1, 6th Panzer Div. W.D., 21st May.
- G.D.:—A.L. 1440 (G.M.D.S. No. 76093), XIX Corps W.D., 21st May.
- A.L. 1200/21(B), pp. 150–1; W.D./B.E.F./128/2/E, 13th Bde., May; W.D./B.E.F./134/1/E, 150th Bde., May.
- G.D.:—A.L. 1433 (G.M.D.S. No. W5772/1), Army Group B W.D., 21st May.
- R.A.F. Narrative, pp. 292–293.
- Ibid., pp. 291–292.
- Ibid., Appx. L.
- M.O.1(D)/B.E.F./0060/1.
- R.A.F. Narrative, p. 294.
- A.L. 1200/21(B), pp. 157–158; W.D./B.E.F./104/1/E, 48th Div., 'G', May; W.D./B.E.F./78.2/E, 2nd Div., 'G', May.
- A.L. 1200/21(B), pp. 158–159, 160–161; W.D./B.E.F./268/2/E, 1st/6th Lancashire Fusiliers, May; W.D./B.E.F./266/2, 1st King's Shropshire L.I., May; W.D./B.E.F./241/4/E, 3rd Grendaiers, May.
- A.L. 1200/21(B), p. 163; A.L. 450, 2nds Beds and Herts W.D., May; W.D./B.E.F./253/4/E, 2nd Duke of Cornwall's L.I. May.
- G.D.:—A.L. 1433 (G.M.D.S. No. W5772/1), Army Group B W.D., 21st May.
- A.L. 1200/21(B), pp. 164–166; W.D./B.E.F./275/9/E, 1st/5th Queen's, May; W.D./B.E.F./276/1/E, 1st/6th May's, May.
CHAPTER VII
- A.L. 1200/21(B), p. 105; B.E.F./G.H.Q. Files/Box 4/2.
- A.L. 1200/21(B), p. 106; B.E.F./G.H.Q. Files/Box 4/2.
- A.L. 1200/21(B), pp. 106–107; W.D./B.E.F./18/2, Swayne Mission, May.
- A.L. 1200/21(B), p. 135; W.D./B.E.F./18/2, Swayne Mission, May.
- A.L. 1200/21(B), pp. 108–109' M.O.1(D)/B.E.F./0060/1.
- A.L. 1200/21(B), p. 139; B.E.F./G.H.Q. Files/Box 1/15.
- A.L. 1200/21(B), p. 135; B.E.F./G.H.Q. Files/Box 4/2.
- A.L. 1200/21(B), p. 136; M.O.1(D)/B.E.F./0068/3.
- A.L. 1200/21(B), p. 135; W.D./B.E.F./18/2, Swayne Mission, May.
- A.L. 1200/21(B), p. 109 and facing p. 135; W.D./B.E.F./18/2, Swayne Mission, May; A.L. 3011/C, Interview and Letter Book, p. 162.
- A.L. 1200/21(B), pp. 136–137; A.L. 58, Gort's Despatches, para. 35, pp. 5918–5919; A.L. 908, Ypres Conference; B.E.F./G.H.Q. Files/Box 1/15.
- A.L. 1200/21(B), p. 212; W.D./B.E.F./18/2, Swayne Mission, May.
- S.W.C. (39/40), 12th Myg., 22.5.40; W.M. (4) 134th Concl., Minute I and Conf Annex, Appx. I; B.E.F./G.H.Q. Files/Box 4/2.
- A.L. 1200/21(B), pp. 167–168; W.D./B.E.F./18/2, Swayne Mission, May.
- B.E.F./G.H.Q. Files/Box 1/16.
- Commandant Pierre Lyet, 'La Bataille de France (Mai–Juin, 1940)', Payot, 1947, pp. 66–76.
- Ibid., p. 76.
- A.L. 1200/21(B), pp. 163–166, 201–208; W.D./B.E.F./263/4/E, 1st Royal West Kent,May, A.L. 377, 131st Bde., May; W.D./B.E.F.276/1/E, 1st/6th Queen's, May.
- G.D.:—A.L. 1405 (G.M.D.S. No. W812 b), Army Group B, sit. reports, 22nd May.
- R.A.F. Narrative, p. 296.
- Ibid., p. 297.
- Ibid., p. 300.
- Ibid., pp. 297–299.
- A.L. 1200/21(B), p. 171.
- A.L. 1200/21(B), p. 118; B.E.F./G.H.Q. Files/Box 2/3, p. 49, Appx. A.
- A.L. 38.
- G.D.:—A.L. 1428 (G.M.D.S. No. 11642 b), Army Group A W.D., 22nd May.
- Ibid.
- Ibid., 21st May.
CHAPTER VIII
- A.L. 1200/21(B), pp. 235, 240–241; W.D./B.E.F./104/1/E, 48th Div. 'G', May; W.D./B.E.F./78/2/E, Appx. 6, 2nd Div., 'G', May.
- A.L. 1200/21(B), p. 236; B.E.F./G.H.Q. Files/Box 2/3, p. 41.
- A.L. 1200/21(B), p. 232; B.E.F./G.H.Q. Files/Box 3/3, p. 48.
- A.L. 1200/21(B), pp. 227–228, 239–243.
- A.L. 58, Gort's Despatches, para. 34, p. 5918, et ubique.
- A.L. 1200/21(B), p. 211; B.E.F./G.H.Q. Files/Box 4/9, p. 30.
- A.L. 1200/21(B), pp. 212–213; A.L. 58, Gort's Despatches, p. 5921.
- B.E.F./G.H.Q. Files/Box 4.9, p. 30.
- S.W.C. (39/40), 12th Mtg., 22.5.40.
- A.L. 1200/21(B), p. 211; W.D./B.E.F./18/2, Swayne Mission, May.
- A.L. 1200/21(B), pp. 213–214; B.E.F./G.H.Q. Files/Box 1/17, Appx. 9.
- A.L. 1200/21(B), p. 213; B.E.F./G.H.Q. Files/Box 1/17, Appx. 9.
- A.L. 1200/21(B), p. 214; B.E.F./G.H.Q. Files/Box 1/17, Appx. 9.
- A.L. 1200/21(B), p. 215; M.O.1(D)/B.E.F./0068/3, p. 13; A.L. 58, Gort's Despatches, p. 5920.
- A.L. 1200/21(B), p. 215; M.O.1(D)/B.E.F./0068/3, p. 13.
- A.L. 1200/21(B), p. 216; M.O.1(D)/B.E.F./0068/3, p. 12.
- A.L. 1200/21(B), p. 234; A.L. 3011/C, p. 63; W.D./B.E.F./216/3, 58th C.W. Coy., R.E., May.
- A.L. 1200/21(B), pp. 232–233; A.L. 157.
- A.L. 1200/21(B), pp. 181–182, 232–233; A.L. 157; W.D./B.E.F./159/3, 98th Field Regt., May.
- A.L. 1200/21(B), pp. 232–233; W.D./B.E.F./237/2/E, 12th Lancers, May.
- A.L. 1200/21(B), p. 235; W.D./B.E.F./236/9/E(i), 5th Dragoon Guards, May.
- G.D.:—A.L. 1375 (G.M.D.S. No. E63/2), XXXIX Corps W.D.; 22nd and 23rd May.
- A.L. 1200/21(B), pp. 223–224; W.D./B.E.F./137/1/R, 1st Army Tank Bde., May.
- A.L. 1200/21(B), p. 222, et seq.; W.D./B.E.F./288/1. 2nd Wiltshire, May.
- G.D.:—A.L. 1375 (G.M.D.S. No. E63/2), XXXIX Corps W.D.
- A.L. 1200/21(B), p. 225; B.E.F./G.H.Q. Files/Box 2/3, p. 81.
- G.D.:—A.L. 1375 (G.M.D.S. No. E63/2), XXXIX Corps W.D.
- A.L. 1200/21(B), pp. 225–226; B.E.F./G.H.Q. Files/Box 2/3, pp. 81–82; A.L. 748; A.L. 2012.
- G.D.:—A.L. 596, 7th Panzer Div. W.D.
- G.D.:—A.L. 1433 (G.M.D.S. No. W5772/1), Army Group A W.D., 22nd May.
- R.A.F. Narrative, pp. 303–305.
CHAPTER IX
- A.L. 1200/21(B), pp. 244–244c.
- A.L. 1200/21(B), pp. 286–287; W.D./B.E.F./122/2/E, 8th Bde., May.
- A.L. 1200/21(B), pp. 287–288; W.D./B.E.F./89, 4th Div., 'G',May.
- A.L. 1200/21(B), p. 288; W.D./B.E.F./89, 4th Div., 'G', May.
- G.D.:—A.L. 1440 (G.M.D.S. No. 76093), XIX Corps W.D.; A.L. 874/3, German Daily sit. maps (West), 22nd May–4th June, 1940.
- A.L. 1200/21(B), pp. 264–266; B.E.F./G.H.Q. Files/Box 2/2, pp. 121–122.
- G.D.:—G.M.D.S. No. W8369, XIX Corps W.D. maps.
- A.L. 1200/21(B), pp. 266–274; B.E.F./G.H.Q. Files/Box 2/3, pp. 25–26.
- G.D.:—A.L. 1374 (G.M.D.S. No. E291/1), XXXXI Corps W.D.; A.L. 874/3, German Daily sit. maps.
- A.L. 1200/21(B), pp. 270–271; W.D./B.E.F./236/9/E(i), 5th Dragoon Guards, May.
- A.L. 1200/21(B), p. 267; B.E.F./G.H.Q. Files/Box 2/3, p. 25.
- G.D.:—A.L. 1374 (G.M.D.S. No. E291/1), XXXXI Corps W.D.; A.L. 874/3, German Daily sit. maps.
- R.A.F. Narrative, pp. 306–308.
- G.D.:—A.L. 1375 (G.M.D.S. No. E63/2), XXXIX Corps W.D.
- G.D.:—A.L. 874/1, E.D.S. Note on Operations in France and Belgium (20th to 31st May, 1940), especially Introduction.
- G.D.:—A.L. 1429 (G.M.D.S. No. W6965 a), 4th Army W.D., 2255 hours, 23rd May.
- G.D.:—A.L. 1428 (G.M.D.S. No. 11642 b), Army Group A W.D., 24th May.
- G.D.:—A.L. 1371 (G.M.D.S. No. W648 b), Army Group A W.D., Appx. No. 32, 24th May.
- A.L. 1200/21(B), pp. 258–260; B.E.F./G.H.Q. Files/Box 2/3.
- A.L. 1200/21(B), pp. 274, 298, 304; B.E.F./G.H.Q. Files/Box 1/18 and 19.
- A.L. 1200/21(B), p. 282; W.D./B.E.F./104/1/E, 48th Div., 'G', May.
- B.E.F./G.H.Q. Files/Box 1/19.
- A.L. 1200/21(B), pp. 268, 272; B.E.F./G.H.Q. Files/Box 1/18 and 19.
- A.L. 1200/21(B), pp. 252–253; B.E.F./G.H.Q. Files/Box 1/17/
- A.L. 1200/21(B), p. 290; M.O.1(D)/B.E.F./0068/2.
- Ibid.
- A.L. 58, Gort's Despatches, para. 30, p. 5915.
- A.L. 1200/21(B), pp. 298–299, 305; W.D./B.E.F./104/1/E, 48th Div., 'G', May.
- A.L. 1200/21(B), pp. 310–314; W.D./B.E.F./120/1/E, 6th Bde., May.
- A.L. 1200/21(B), p. 286; M.O.1(D)/B.E.F/0060/1.
- A.L. 1200/21(B), p. 292'; W.D./B.E.F./237/2/E, 12th Lancers, May.
- A.L. 1200/21(B), p. 292; M.O.1(D)/B.E.F./0060/1.
- R.A.F. Narrative, p. 309–311.
- A.L. 1200/21(B), pp. 291–292; A.L. 58 Gort's Despatches, para. 42 ,p. 5923; B.E.F./G.H.Q. Files/Box 1/19, Appx. 6.
- A.L. 1200/21(B), p. 291; B.E.F./G.H.Q. Files/Box 1/19, Appx. 6.
- A.L. 1200/21(B), p. 292; W.D./M.O.4/Box 49, Appx. X, May, p. 53.
- M.O.1(D)/B.E.F./0072/4, Lieutenant-General Brooke's Diary.
- Ibid.
- A.L. 1200/21(B), p. 299; M.O.1(D)/B.E.F./0060/1.
- A.L. 1200/21(B), p. 300; M.O.1(D)/B.E.F./0060/1.
- A.L. 1200/21(B), p. 294; A.L. 58, Gort's Despatches, para. 43, p. 5923.
- Personal statement to the author by Lieutenant-General Sir H. R. Pownall.
- G.D.:—A.L. 1433 (G.M.D.S. No. W5772/1), Army Group W.D.
- G.D.:—A.L. 1371, Army Group A W.D. Appx. No. 37.
- G.D.:—A.L. 1428 (G.M.D.S. No. 11642 b), Army Group A W.D., 25th May.
- G.D.:—A.L. 1429 (G.M.D.S. No. W6965 a), 4th Army W.D., 25th May.
- G.D.:—A.L. 1428 (G.M.D.S. No. 11642 b), Army Group A W.D., 25th May.
- Ibid.
- Ibid.
- G.D.:—A.L. 1371, Army Group A W.D., Appx. No. 29.
- G.D.:—A.L. 1375 (G.M.D.S. No. E63/2), XXXIX Corps W.D., 25th May.
- G.D.:—A.L. 1440 (G.M.D.S. No. 76093), XIX Corps W.D.,; A.L. 874/3, German Daily sit. maps.
CHAPTER X
- A.L. 1200/21(B), p. 329e; A.L. 277; A.L. 3011/C, Interview and Letter Book, p. 111.
- A.L. 1200/21(B), p. 329e; A.L. 227, Brigadier Fox Pitt's report, 20th Guards Bde.
- B.E.F./G.H.Q. Files/Box 1/16; A.L. 227.
- A.L. 1200/21(B), p. 329e; A.L. 227.
- A.L. 1200/21(B), p. 330; W.D./B.E.F./229/7/E, 262nd Field Coy., R.E., May.
- G.D.:—A.L. 1440 (G.M.D.S. No. 76093), XIX Corps W.D., 22nd May.
- A.L. 227.
- G.D.:—A.L. 1440 (G.M.D.S. No. 76093), XIX Corps W.D.
- R.A.F. Narrative, pp. 297–297; A.H.B.6/Inf/138-2.
- Captain Roskill, 'War at Sea', Vol. I, pp. 212–214; M.014793/40; M.010932/40; M.010824/40; M.010580/40.
- A.L. 227.
- G.D.:—A.L. 1440 (G.M.D.S. No. 76093), XIX Corps W.D.; 23rd May.
- A.L. 227; A.L. 1200/21(B), p. 334.
- Captain Roskill, 'War at Sea', pp. 212–214; Admty.:—M.010824/40; M.014793/40; T.S.D.4487/40.
- A.L. 1200/21(B), pp. 335–336; T.S.D.4487/40; A.L. 218, 2nd Welsh Guards W.D., May; A.L. 297, French 21st Division; Major L. F. Ellis: 'Weslh Guards at War', pp. 96–106.
- G.D.:—A.L. 1440 (G.M.D.S. No. 77093), XIX Corps W.D., 24th May.
- G.D.:—A.L. 1440 (G.M.D.S. No. 76093), XIX Corps W.D. (Zusammenfassung on 23rd May.)
- A.L. 1200/21(B), pp. 339–340; P.O.W. Diaries/1/14, Colonel R. T. Holland.
- G.D.:—A.L. 1440 (G.M.D.S. No. 76093), XIX Corps W.D.
- A.L. 1200/21(B), pp. 340–341; P.O.W. Diaries/1/12, Major T. L. Thompson; P.O.W. Diaries/1/13, Brigadier Nicholson.
- A.L. 1200/21(B), p. 341; A.L. 258, 3rd Royal Tank Regt. W.D.; P.O.W. Diaries/1/13.
- A.L. 1200/21(B), p. 342; A.L. 258.
- G.D.:—A.L. 1374 (G.M.D.S. No. E291/2), XXXXI Corps W.D., 22nd/23rd May; A.L. 1440 (G.M.D.S. No. 76093), XIX Corps W.D., 23rd. May.
- A.L. 1200/21(B), pp. 242–243; P.O.W. Diaries/1/13.
- Ibid.
- G.D.:—A.L. 1374 (G.M.D.S. No. E291/1), XXXXI Corps W.D., 23rd May.
- A.L. 1200/21(B), p. 344; A.L. 258; P.O.W. Diaries/1/13.
- G.D.:—G.M.D.S. No. W8369, XIX Corps sit. map, 23rd May.
- G.D.:—A.L. 1440 (G.M.D.S. No. 76093), XIX Corps W.D.
- A.L. 1200/21(B), p. 345; P.O.W. Diaries/1/13.
- Ibid.
- A.L. 1200/21(B), p. 345; M.O.1(D)/B.E.F./0053/6.
- G.D.:—G.M.D.S. No. W8369, XIX Corps sit. map, 23rd May.
- A.L. 1200/21(B), p. 346; A.L. 258; P.O.W. Diaries/1/13.
- A.L. 1200/21(B), pp. 347–348; A.L. 258; P.O.W. Diaries/1/13; P.O.W. Diaries/1/11, Lieutenant-Colonel E. A. Miller.
- A.L. 1200/21(B), p. 349; M.O.1(D)/B.E.F./0053/6; P.O.W. Diaries/1/13; W.D./M.O.4/Box 49.Appx. IX, May.
- G.D.:—A.L. 1399 (G.M.D.S. No. 8998/1), 10th Panzer Div. W.D., 24th May.
- A.L. 1200/21(B), p. 349; M.O.1(D)/B.E.F./0053/6; P.O.W. Diaries/1/13.
- A.L. 1200/21(B), p. 350; M.O.1(D)/B.E.F./0053/6; P.O.W. Diaries/1/13.
- Ibid.
- Ibid.
- P.O.W. Diaries/1/12, p. 27.
- A.L. 1200/21(B), p. 352.
- A.L. 1200/21(B), pp. 351–352; M.O.1(D)/B.E.F./0053/6.
- A.L. 1200/21(B), pp. 352–353; P.O.W. Diaries/1/14.
- G.D.:—A.L. 1399 (G.M.D.S. No. 8996/1), 10th Panzer Div. W.D., 25th May.
- Ibid.
- A.L. 1200/21(B), p. 352; M.O.1(D)/B.E.F./0053/6.
- A.L. 1200/21(B), p. 353; M.O.1(D)/B.E.F./0053/6.
- G.D.:—A.L. 1440 (G.M.D.S. No. 76093), XIX Corps W.D., 26th May.
- Ibid. and G.D.:—A.L. 1399 (G.M.D.S. No. 8996/1), 10th Panzer Div. W.D., 25th May.
- G.D.:—A.L. 1440 (G.M.D.S. No. 76093), XIX Corps W.D., 26th May, p. 144.
- A.L. 1200/21(B), p. 353; P.O.W. Diaries/1/12 and 14; M.O.1(D)/B.E.F./0053/6.
- 'The Rifle Brigade, 1939–1945', Vol. I, Gale and Polden, 1946, p. 17.
- G.D.:—A.L. 1399 (G.M.D.S. No. 8996/1), 10th Panzer Div. W.D., 26th May.
- Captain Roskill, 'War at Sea', pp. 214–216; T.S.D. 4487/40' M.014793/40; M.01331640; R. of P., 2nd Cruiser Squadron; R.O. Case 5458, Vol. II, p. 513.
- R.A.F. Nattavie, Appx. M.; A.H.B.6/Inf/138-2.
- M.O.1(D)/B.E.F./0053/6; A.H.B.2, Files II H2/606(3), and II H2/94/36A.
CHAPTER XI
- G.D.:—A.L. 1384/1 (G.M.D.S. No. W1060/2), 6th Army W.D., 25th/26th May; A.L. 1401, (G.M.D.S. No. E62/1–3), IV Corps 'Lectures', in lieu of W.D..
- G.D.:—A.L. 874/3, German Daily sit. maps.
- A.L. 1200/2, Army Narrative, 'B.E.F. in France and Flanders: 26.5.40–31.5.340', p. 2; B.E.F./G.H.Q. Files/Box 4/4, Appx. I.
- A.L. 1200/2, p. 2; A.L. 58, Gort's Despatches, para. 43, p. 5923.
- A.L. 1200/2, p. 2; B.E.F./G.H.Q. Files/Box 1/19, p. 91.
- A.L. 1200/2, p. 2; B.E.F./G.H.Q. Files/Box 4/4, pp. 12 & 13.
- A.L. 1200/2, p. 6; M.O.1(D)/B.E.F./0060/2.
- A.L. 1200/2, p. 1; M.O.1(D)/B.E.F./0068/3.
- Ibid.
- A.L. 58, Gort's Despatches, para. 44, p. 5924.
- A.L. 1200/2, p. 9; M.O.1(D)/B.E.F./0068/3.
- A.L. 1200/2, p. 6; M.O.1(D)/B.E.F./0060/2.
- A.L. 1200/2, p. 9; A.L. 58, Gort's Despatches, para. 44, p. 5924; M.O.1(D)/B.E.F./0068/3.
- A.L. 1200/2, p. 14; B.E.F./G.H.Q. Files/Box 4/4 Appx. 2.
- A.L. 1200/2, pp. 26–28; W.D./B.E.F./120/2/E, 6th Bde., May; May; A.L. 3011/C, p. 55.
- A.L. 1200/2, pp. 28–29; W.D./B.E.F./87/2/E, 2nd Div., May.
- A.L. 1200/2, p. 30; W.D./B.E.F./132/11, 139th Bde., May; W.D./B.E.F./134/3/E, 151st Bde., May.
- A.L. 1200/2, p. 8; A.L. 58, Gort's Despatches, para. 45, pp. 5924–5925.
- A.L. 1200/2, pp. 4, 6, 9; B.E.F./.G.H.Q. Files/Box 4/4; M.O.1(D)/B.E.F./0060/1.
- M.O.1(D)/B.E.F./0072/4, Lieutenant-General Brooke's Diary; W.D./BE.F./237/2/E, 12th Lancers, May.
- R.A.F. Narrative, pp. 313–314.
- A.L. 1200/21(B), facing p. 80 and p. 109; A.L. 335/2; B.E.F./G.H.Q. Files/Box 3/3, pp. 20 & 21; B.E.F./G.H.Q. Files/Box 4/10, pp. 14–23.
- B.E.F./G.H.Q. Files/Box 2/3, pp. 120–121.
- A.L. 1200/21(B), p. 262; M.O.1(D)/B.E.F./0068/2.
- A.L. 1200/21(B), p 301; W.D./B.E.F./8/6/E, M.G. A.A., May.
- A.L. 1200/21(B), p. 329 Appx. II.
- A.L. 58, Gort's Despatches, para. 49, p. 5926; B.E.F./G.H.Q. Files/Box 2/3, p. 102.
- A.L. 1200/2, p. 1; M.O.1(D)/B.E.F./0068/3.
- A.L. 3011/A/3, Dunkirk: Evacuation figures; Captain Roskill, 'War at Sea', Vol. I, pp. 216 and 227.
- R.A.F. Narrative, pp. 314–315; A.H.B.6/Inf/138-2; A.H.B.6/R.232 (E.2889).
- Captain Roskill, 'War at Sea', p. 216; A.T. 1944/22/5/40.
- Captain Roskill, 'War at Sea', p. 216; B.R. 1736(32), p. 16; A.T. 1857/26/5/40.
CHAPTER XII
- Captain Roskill, 'War at Sea', Vol. I, p. 212'; B.R. 1736(32), p. 5.
- Captain Roskill, 'War at Sea', p. 216; B.R. 1736(32), pp. 15–16.
- B.R. 1736(32), p. 16.
- Captain Roskill, 'War at Sea', p. 219; Admty.: V. A. Dover, 1107/28/5/40; B.R. 1736(32), pp. 19–20.
- R.A.F. Narrative, pp. 319–320; A.H.B.6/Inf/138-2.
- Captain Roskill, 'War at Sea', p. 219; Captain Tennant's 1958 and 2005/27/5/40.
- Captain Roskill, 'War at Sea', p. 219; B.R. 1736(32), p. 24.
- G.D.:—A.L. 1428 (G.M.D.S. No. 11642 b), Army Group A W.D., 26th and 27th May; A.L. 1429 (G.M.D.S. No. W6965 a), 4th Army W.D.; A.L. 1434 (G.M.D.S. No. E85/1), XV Corps W.D. and (G.M.D.S. No. E85/3), XV Corps orders; A.L. 1440 (G.M.D.S. No. 76093), XIX Corps W.D.; A.L. 1375 (G.M.D.S. No. E63/2), XXXIX Corps W.D.; A.L. 1374 (G.M.D.S. No. E291/1) XXXXI Corps W.D.; A.L. 1433 (G.M.D.S. No. W5772/1), Army Group B W.D.; see also A.L. 874/3, German daily sit. maps.
- G.D.:—A.L. 1428 (G.M.D.S. No. 11642 b), Army Group A W.D., 27th May; A.L. 1440 (G.M.D.S. No. 76093), XIX Corps W.D.
- A.L. 1200/2, p. 63, et seq.; W.D./B.E.F./104/1/E, 48th Div., 'G', May.
- A.L. 1200/2, pp. 64–66; W.D./B.E.F./257/1/E. 2nd Gloucesters, May; W.D./B.E.F./147/7/E, 5th Regt. R.H.A., May, Appx. XXXI.
- A.L. 1200/2, pp. 70–72; W.D./B.E.F./132/8, 133rd Bde., May; A.L. 377, 131st Bde., May.
- G.D.:—A.L. 874/3, German daily sit. maps, 27th May.
- A.L. 1200/2, pp. 76–77; W.D./B.E.F./120/2/E, 6th Bde., May.
- A.L. 1200/2, pp. 77–80; W.D./B.E.F./118/2/E, 4th Bde., May.
- A.L. 1200/2, pp. 80–81; W.D./B.E.F./119/2/E, 5th Bde., May; W.D./B.E.F./248/3/E, 1st Camerons, May.
- A.L. 1200/2, pp. 81–83; A.L. 248; W.D./B.E.F./119/4, Anti-Tank Coy., 5th Bde., May.
- A.L. 58, Gort's Despatches, para. 52, p. 5928; W.D./B.E.F./78/2/E, 2nd Div., 'G', May.
- G.D.:—A.L. 874/3, German daily sit. maps, 26th and 27th May.
- A.L. 1384(1) (G.M.D.S. No. W1060/2), 6th Army W.D., 26th MAy.
- A.L. 1372 (G.M.D.S. No. W5772/2), Army Group B W.D. Appendices.
- G.D.:—A.L. 1374 (G.M.D.S. No. E291/1), XXXXI Corps W.D., 27th May.
- G.D.:—A.L. 1374 (G.M.D.S. No. E291/1), XXXXI Corps W.D., 27th May.
- G.D.:—A.L. 1375 (G.M.D.S. No. E63/2), XXXIX Corps W.D., 27th May.
- 'Murder at Paradis', article in 'The Britannia, No. 33', A.L. 3011/A/7, p. 5; G.D.:—J.A.G. set of transcripts of the 'Knochlein' Trial Military Court, Hamburg, 11–25 Oct., 1948. See also A.L. 874/6, Misc. E.D.S. Notes on the Western Campaign, Item No. 12.
- R.A.F. Narrative, pp. 317–318.
- Ibid., pp. 318–319.
- A.L. 1200/2, pp. 84–86; B.E.F/G.H.Q. Files/Box 4/4; W.D./B.E.F./47/1/E, I Corps, 'G' May.
- A.L. 1200/2, pp. 87–88, 93–95; W.D./B.E.F./239/6/E., 1st Coldstream, May; W.D./B.E.F./256/2/E, 2nd Royal Fusiliers, May.
- Commandant Pierre Lyet, 'La Battaille de France (Mai–Juin, 1940), Payot, 1947, pp. 103–108.
- G.D.:—G.M.D.S. No. W3494/7, IV Corps W.D. Appendices, 18–31/5/40; A.L. 874/3, German daily sit maps.
- A.L. 1200/2, pp. 95–99; W.D./B.E.F/133/1/E, 5th Dv., 'G'. May.
- M.O.1(D)/B.E.F./0072/4.
- A.L. 1200/2, p. 44; W.D./B.E.F./133/1/E, 143rd Bde., May.
- G.D.:—G.M.D.S. No. W3994/7, IV Corps W.D. Appendices, 18–31/5/40; A.L. 874/3, German daily sit. maps.
- A.L. 1200/2, pp. 98–101; W.D./B.E.F./237/2/E, 12th Lancers, May; W.D./B.E.F./128/2/E, 13th Bde., May.
- A.L. 1200/2, pp. 96–97; W.D./B.E.F./245/4/E. 6th Black Watch, May; M.O.1(D)/B.E.F./0072/4.
- A.L. 1200/2, pp. 98–99; W.D./B.E.F./130/2/E, 11th Bde., May.
- A.L. 1200/2, pp. 101–102; W.D./B.E.F./107/1/E, 50th Div., 'G', May; .W.D./B.E.F./237/2/E, 12th Lancers, May.
- A.L. 1200/2, p. 50; M.O.1(D)/B.E.F./0068/4.
- A.L. 1200/2, p. 51; M.O.1(D)/B.E.F./0068/3.
- A.L. 1200/2, p. 51; M.O.1(D)/B.E.F./0068/4.
- A.L. 1200/2, p. 55; M.O.1(D)/B.E.F./0068/3.
- A.L. 1200/2, pp. 51–52; B.E.F./G.H.Q. Files/Box 2/ 3, p. 101; A.L. 58, Gort's Despatches, p. 5925.
- A.L. 1200/2, p. 52; A.L. 58, Gort's Despatches, para. 47, p. 5925.
- A.L. 1200/2, p. 56; Winston S. Churchill, 'The Second World War', Vol. II, 'Their Finest Hour', p. 77.
- A.L. 170.
- A.L. 1200/2, p. 55; M.O.1(D)/B.E.F./0060/1.
- A.L. 1200/2, p. 54; W.D./B.E.F./18/2, Swayne Mission, May.
- A.L. 1200/2, p. 56; M.O.1(D)/B.E.F./0060/1.
- Belgium: The (Official) account of what happened; A.L. 170.
CHAPTER XIII
- A.L. 1200/2, pp. 101–102, 113, 148; W.D./B.E.F./60/1/E(iii), II Corps, 'G', May; M.O.1(D)/B.E.F./0072/4.
- G.D.:—A.L. 1433 (G.M.D.S. No. W5772/1), Army Group B W.D.
- A.L. 1200/2, pp. 142–144; W.D./B.E.F./241/4/E, 3rd Grenadiers, May; W.D./B.E.F./283/2/E, 2nd North Staffordshire, May.
- W.D./B.E.F./130/2/E, 17th Bde., May; W.D./B.E.F./128/2/E, 13th Bde., May.
- M.O.1(D)/B.E.F./0072/4.
- A.L. 1200/2, pp. 145–147; W.D./B.E.F./85/2/E, 3rd Div., 'G', May; W.D./B.E.F./107/1/E, 50th Div., 'G', May.
- M.O.1(D)/B.E.F./0072/4.
- B.E.F./G.H.Q. Files/Box 4/5 and 6.
- A.L. 1200/2, pp. 114, 118; W.D./B.E.F./104/e/E, 48th Div., 'G', May.
- A.L. 1200/2, p. 109; B.E.F./G.H/Q/ Files/Box 4/6, Appx. 3.
- W.D./B.E.F./71/1, pp. 56–64, III Corps, May, General Wason's Diary.
- Ibid.
- A.L. 1200/2, pp. 114–115; W.D./B.E.F./104/1/E, 48th Div., May.
- A.L. 1200/2, p. 114; W.D./B.E.F./104/1/E, 48th Div., May.
- A.L. 1200/2, p. 116; W.D./B.E.F./133/3/E, 144th Bde., May.
- G.D.:—A.L. 1440 (G.M.D.S. No. 76093), XIX Corps W.D., 28th May.
- A.L. 1200/2, pp. 116–117; W.D./B.E.F./258/1/E, 5th Gloucesters, May.
- A.L. 1200/2, pp. 117–118; W.D./B.E.F./275/5/E, 1st Ox. and Bucks. L.I., May.
- A.L. 1200/2, pp. 125–127; W.D./B.E.F./102/1/E, 44th Div., 'G', May.
- G.D.:—A.L. 1440 (G.M.D.S. No. 76093), XIX Corps W.D., 28th May.
- A.L. 1200/2, pp. 104–105; A.L. 3011/C, p. 163.
- A.L. 1200/2, pp. 105–106; B.E.F./G.H.Q. Files/Box 4/6, Appx. 7.
- A.L. 1200/2, pp. 123–124; W.D./B.E.F./102/1/E, pp. 63–67, 44th Div., 'G' May; B.E.F./G.H.Q. Files/Box 3/8.
- A.L. 1200/2, pp. 102, 125–127, 166, note p. 11; W.D./B.E.F./102/1/E, 44th Div., 'G' May; W.D./B/E.F./102/4, CRE 44th Div., May.
- B.E.F./G.H.Q. Files/Box 2/3, pp. 93–94; A.L. 58, Gort's Despatches, para. 48, p 5926.
- A.L. 1200/2, p. 113; W.D./B.E.F./237/2/E, 12th Lancers, May.
- A.L. 1200/2, pp. 112–113; W.D./B.E.F./164/4/E, 2nd Med. Regt., May; W.D./B.E.F./166/5/E, 53rd Med. Regt., May; W.D./B.E.F./180/2/E, 1st A.A. Regt., May; W.D./B.E.F./211/12/E, 7th Field Coy., R.E., May.
- A.L. 1200/2, p. 136; A.L. 454; W.D./B.E.F./89/1, 4th Div., 'G', May.
- Captain Roskill, 'War at Sea', Vol. I, p. 221; Admty.: S.N.O. Dunkirk 0436/28/5/40.
- A.L. 1200/2, pp. 109–110; B.E.F./G.H.Q. Files/Box 4/9, p. 31.
- Captain Roskill, 'War at Sea', p. 221; B.R. 1736(32), p. 28, note 7; A.T. 0163/28/5/40.
- A.H.R.B.232 (E.2889) German Air Ministry Situation Report, 28th May.
- R.A.F. Narrative, p. 323.
- Captain Roskill, 'War at Sea', p. 221; B.R. 1736(32), p. 29; M.011883/40.
- B.R. 1736(32), p. 31.
- B.R. 1736(32), pp. 30–31; R.A.F. Narrative, p. 323.
- Captain Roskill, 'War at Sea', pp. 221–222; Admty.: V.A. Dover 1555/28/5/40; A.T. 2031/28/5/40.
- G.D.:—A.L. 1429 (G.M.D.S. No. W6965 a), p. 414, 4th Army W.D., 1348 hrs., 27th May.
- G.D.:—A.L. 1429 (G.M.D.S. No. 6965 a), 4th Army W.D., 1707 hrs., 27th May.
- B.R. 1736(32), pp. 25. 34; A.L. 3011/A/3.
- G.D.:—A.L. 874/1 Part B. E.D.S. Note on operations in France and Belgium; A.L. 1429 (G.M.D.S. No. 6965 a) 4th Army W.D., 28th May; A.L. 1384(1) (G.M.D.S. No. 1060/2) 6th Army W.D.
- G.D.:—A.L. 1428 (G.M.D.S. No. 11642 b), Army Group A W.D., 27th and 28th May.
CHAPTER XIV
- A.L. 1200/2, pp. 165–166.
- A.L. 1200/2, p. 166; W.D./B.E.F./102/1/E, 44th Div., 'G', May.
- A.L. 1200/2, pp. 165–166; W.D./B.E.F./133/4/E, 145th Bde., May.
- A.L. 1200/2, pp. 179–182; W.D./B.E.F./252/4/E, 8th Durham L.I., May; W.D./B.E.F./122/E, 8th Bde., May; W.D./B.E.F./123/2/E, 9th Bde., May.
- A.L. 1200/2, pp. 163, 169; W.D./B.E.F./104/1/E, 48th Div., 'G', May; W.D./B.E.F./101/1/E, 42nd Div., 'G', May; G.D.:—A.L. 874/3, German daily sit. maps, 29th May.
- A.L. 1200/2, p. 163; W.D./B.E.F./137/5, 1st L.A. Recce. Bde., May; W.D./B.E.F./289/1/E, 8th Worcesters, May; Major L. F. Ellis's 'Welsh Guards at War', pp. 107–113.
- A.L. 1200/2, pp. 184–186; W.D./B.E.F./130/2/E, 17th Bde., May; W.D./B.E.F./128/2/E, 13th Bde., May.
- G.D.:—A.L. 1433 (G.M.D.S. No. W5772/1), Army Group B W.D., 29th May.
- A.L. 1200/2, p. 193; B.E.F./G.H.Q. Files/Box 2/3, p. 94.
- A.L. 1200/2, p. 109; B.E.F./G.H.Q. Files/Box 4/6, Appx. 3.
- A.L. 1200/2, p. 157; B.E.F./G.H.Q. Files/Box 4/7, Appx. 6.
- A.L. 1200/2, p. 157; B.E.F./G.H.Q. Files/Box 4/7, Appx. 7.
- A.L. 1200/2, p. 154; B.E.F./G.H.Q. Files/Box 4/7, Appx. 3.
- Telegram 1229 D/3 quoted by Commandant Pierre Lyet, 'La Bataille de France (Mai–Juin, 1940)', Payot, Paris, 1947, p. 111, note (67).
- B.R. 1736(32), p. 35 and notes 3 and 4.
- B.R. 1736(32), Appx. A, p. 129.
- B.R. 1736(32), pp. 36–38.
- Captain Roskill, 'War at Sea', Vol. I, p. 222; Admty.: B.R. 1736(32), pp. 35–36, 38.
- A.H.B.6/R.232 (E.2889), German Air Ministry Situation Report, 29th May.
- R.A.F. Narrative, pp. 326–327; A.H.B.6/R.232 (E.2889), German Air Ministry Situation Report, 29th May.
- R.A.F. Narrative, p. 328.
- B.R. 1736(32), pp. 43–44.
- Captain Roskill, 'War at Sea', pp. 222–223; R.O. Case 5458, Vol. II, p. 350; V.A. Dover's Report, para. 34; S.N.O. Dunkirk 2150/29/5/40.
- Captain Roskill, 'War at Sea', p. 222; B.R. 1736(32), pp. 39–47, 55.
- B.R. 1736(32), p. 54.
CHAPTER XV
- A.L. 1200/2, pp. 199, 202; M.O.1(D)/B.E.F./0072/4; B.E.F./G.H.Q. Files/ Box 4/9, p. 37.
- A.H.B.6/R.232 (E.2889), German Air Ministry Situation Report, 30th/31st May.
- A.L. 1200/2, p. 207; W.D./B.E.F./239/6/E, 1st Coldstream, May; W.D./B.E.F./243/3/E, 4th Royal Berkshire, May.
- G.D.:—A.L. 1428 (G.M.D.S. No. 11642 b), Army Group A W.D. 29th May.
- G.D.:—A.L. 1429 (G.M.D.S. No. W6965 a), p. 486, 4th Army W.D., 1340 hrs., 30th May.
- G.D.:—A.L. 1429 (G.M.D.S. No. W6965 a), p. 489, 4th Army W.D., 1500 hrs., 30th May.
- Ibid.
- G.D.:—A.L. 1429 (G.M.D.S. No. W6965 a), p. 491, 4th Army W.D., 1615 hrs., 30th May.
- G.D.:—A.L. 874/2, Daily Movement of German Divs. in the Western Campaign, 20th May–4th June, 1940, extracts for 30th and 31st May; A.L. 874/3, German Daily sit. maps.
- G.D.:—A.L. 1371 (G.M.D.S. No. W648 b), Army Group A W.D. Appendices, Appx. No. 47.
- G.D.:—A.L. 1428 (G.M.D.S. No. 11642 b), Army Group A W.D., and Appendices.
- G.D.:—A.L. 1428 (G.M.D.S. No. 11642 b), Army Group A W.D., 31st May.
- G.D.:—A.L. 874/3 German Daily sit. maps; O.K.H. Lage West Map, 20th May; A.L. 1428 (G.M.D.S. No. 11642 b), Army Group A W.D.; G.M.D.S. No. W2080, m/n Kleist Group sit. map.
- G.D.:—A.L. 1372 (G.M.D.S. No. W5772/2), Army Group B W.D. Appendices (record of General Mieth's telephone conversation, 2230 hrs., 31st May).
- A.L. 1200/2, p. 191; B.E.F./G.H.Q. Files/Box 4/9, p. 34.
- Ibid.
- A.L. 1200/2, pp. 192–193; B.E.F./G.H.Q. Files/Box 4/9, pp. 35–37.
- A.L. 1200/2, p. 194. A.L. 3011/C, p. 167; Winston S. Churchill, 'The Second World War', Vol. II, 'Their Finest Hour', p. 95.
- A.L. 1200/2, pp. 193–194; B.E.F./G.H.Q. Files/Box 4/1, pp. 7–8; B.E.F./G.H.Q. Files/Box 4/9, p. 33.
- A.L. 1200/2, p. 195l A.L. 58, Gort's Despatches, p. 5930; B.E.F./G.H.Q. Files/Box 4/9, p. 37.
- A.L. 1200/2, pp. 196–197; B.E.F./G.H.Q. Files/Box 4/9, pp. 37–38.
- A.L. 1200/2, p./ 196; B.E.F./G.H.Q. Files/Box 4/8, pp. 3 & 4; M.O.(1)/B.E.F./0072/4.
- Captain Roskill, 'War at Sea', Vol. I, p. 223; B.R. 1736(32), pp. 57–58; A.T. 1748/29/5/40.
- B.R. 1736(32), p. 58; V.A. Dover's report, M.017978/41.
- B.R. 1736(32), pp. 59–60.
- A.L. 1200/2, p. 204; W.D./B.E.F./226/6/E, 234th Army Field Coy., R.E., May.
- B.R. 1736(32), p. 63; Commander Maund's report; R.O. III, p. 443.
- B.R. 1736(32), pp. 64–65.
- R.A.F. Narrative, pp. 329–332.
- A.L. 1200/2, pp. 192 and 195; B.E.F./G.H.Q. Files/Box 4/1, p. 8.
- A.L. 1200/2, p. 211; M.O.1(D)/B.E.F./0060/2.
- A.L. 1200/2, pp. 211–212; A.L. 58, Gort's Despatches, para. 58, p. 5930; B.E.F./G.H.Q. Files/Box 4/8, p. 21.
- A.L. 1200/2, pp. 214–214; B.E.F./G.H.Q. Files/Box 4/8, Appx. I.
- A.L. 1200/2, pp. 215–216; B.E.F./G.H.Q. Files/Box 4/10, pp. 1 and 5.
- Extract from Lord Bridgeman's personal diary.
- A.L. 1200/2, pp. 222–229; W.D./B.E.F./60/1/E(i) and (iii) II Corps, 'G', May.
- R.A.F. Narrative, pp. 333–334.
- R.A.F. Narrative, pp. 334–336.
- A.H.B.6/R.232 (E.2889), German Air Ministry Situation Report, 31st May/1st June.
- R.A.F. Narrative, pp. 335–336; A.H.B.6/Inf/138-2.
- Captain Roskill, 'War at Sea', pp. 224–225; Admty.: Wake-Walker's 1035/31/5/40; S.N.O. Dunkirk's 1044/31/5/40; M.017978/41, p. 17; B.R. 1736(32), pp. 69–70.
- B.R. 1736(32), p. 73.
- M.2601/46, pp. 99–100, report by Lieutenant R. H. Irving, R.N.R., Motor-Boat Triton.
- B.R. 1736(32), p. 76.
- B.R. 1736(32), p. 84.
- Personal account of Admiral Sir William Tennant, R.N..
- A.L. 1200/2, p. 217; B.E.F./G.H.Q. Files/Box 4/9, pp. 40–41.
CHAPTER XVI
- A.L. 1200/3, Army Narrative: 'B.E.F. in France and Flanders, 31.5.40–1.6.40', p. 2; .A.L. 58, Appx. to Gort's Second Despatch, p. 5934; B.E.F./G.H.Q. Files/Box 4/10, p. 2.
- A.L. 1200/3, p. 3; B.E.F./G.H.Q. Files/Box 4/10, pp. 2, 6–7.
- Ibid.
- A.L. 1200/2, pp. 11–12; W.D./B.E.F./285/4, 2nd Warwicks, May; W.D./B.E.F./266/4/E(i), 1st Loyals, May.
- A.L. 1200/3, pp. 12–13; W.D./B.E.F./268/4/D(ii)/E, 1st East Lancashire, May; A.L. 748l A.L. 2012.
- Captain Roskill, 'War at Sea', Vol. I, p. 225; B.R. 1736(32), p. 96; A.T. 2021/1/6/40.
- A.H.B.6/R.232 (E.2889), German Air Ministry Situation Report, 1st/2nd June.
- R.A.F. Narrative, pp. 338–341.
- A.H.B.6/Inf./138-2.
- B.R. 1736(32), pp. 89–93.
- B.R. 1736(32), p. 95.
- B.R. 1736(32), p. 92.
- B.R. 1736(32), pp. 97–98, 105.
- M.011431/40.
- Captain Roskill, 'War at Sea', p. 226; B.R. 1736(32), p. 101.
- B.R. 1736(32), p. 108; A.L. 3011/A/6, p. 26.
- G.D.:—A.L. 1405 (G.M.D.S. No. W812 b), Army Group B Situation Reports, 3rd June.
- General J. Armengaud, 'Le Drame de Dunkerque (Mai–Juin, 1940), PLON, 1940, p. 335.
- B.R. 1736(32), pp. 109–120.
- B.R. 1736(32), p. 128.
- Captain Roskill, 'War at Sea', p. 226; Admty.: 'Arrival Nord' 1610/1/6/40.
- M.011431/40; B.R. 1736(32), pp. 119–120.
- A.T. 1423/4/6/40.
- Captain Roskill, 'War at Sea', Appx. L., p. 603; B.R. 1736(32), Appx. B., pp. 158–161.
- R.A.F. Narrative, Appx. M.; A.H.B.6/Inf./138-2.
- A.L. 1200/3, p. 18; Appx. I; B.R. 1736(32), p. 209, and Tables 1–2; Captain Roskill, 'War at Sea', p; 227; A.L. 3011/A/3.
- Captain Roskill, 'War at Sea', pp. 216, 227.
CHAPTER XVII
- A.L. 1200/4, Army Narrative: 'The Fighting in the Saar and South of the Somme' [Saar], pp. 45–46; W.D./B.E.F./109/1/D, 51st Div., 'G', April–May.
- A.L. 1200/4, pp. 46–48; W.D./B.E.F./109/1/D, 51st Div., 'G', April–May.
- A.L. 1200/4, pp. 48–49; W.D./B.E.F./242/3/E, 7th Argyll and Sutherland, April.
- A.L. 1200/4, p. 51; W.D./B.E.F./245/3/E. 4th Black Water, May.
- A.L. 1200/4, pp. 52–54; W.D./B.E.F./245/3/E, 4th Black Watch, May; W.D./B.E.F./245/2/E, 1st Black Watch, May.
- A.L. 1200/4, p. 55; W.D./B.E.F./242/2/E, 7th Argyll and Sutherland, May.
- A.L. 1200/4, pp. 55–56; W.D./B.E.F./259/3/E, 5th Gordons, May.
- A.L. 1200/4, pp. 60–62; W.D./B.E.F./109/1/D, 51st Div., 'G', May; W.D./B.E.F./237/7/E, 1st Lothians, May.
- G.D.:—A.L. 874/3, German Daily sit. maps.
- A.L. 1200/4 [South of the Somme], p. 1; W.D./B.E.F./352/4/E, H.Q. Beauman Div., May.
- A.L. 1200/4, pp. 2–6; W.D./B.E.F./352/4/E, H.Q. Beauman Div., May.
- A.L. 1200/4, pp. 11–12; W.D./B.E.F./352/4/E, H.Q. Beauman Div., May.
- A.L. 1200/4, p. 6; W.D./B.E.F./352/4/E, H.Q. Beayman Div., May.
- A.L. 1200/4, p. 7; W.D./B.E.F./351/1, Vicforce, May.
- A.L. 1200/4, pp. 7–8; W.D./B.E.F./351/1, Vicforce, May.
- A.L. 1200/4, pp. 11–12; W.D./B.E.F./352/4/E, H.Q. Beauman Div., May.
- W.D./B.E.F./113/1/E(i), 1st Armoured Div., 'G', May.
- A.L. 1200/4, p. 12; W.D./B.E.F./113/1/E(i), 1st Armoured Div., 'G', May.
- A.L. 1200/4, p. 4; W.D./B.E.F./113/1/E(i), 1st Armoured Div., 'G', May.
- A.L. 1200/4, pp. 15–16; W.D./B.E.F./113/E/(i), Appx. A., 1st Armoured Div., 'G', May.
- A.L. 1200/4, pp. 15, 18; W.D./B.E.F./113/E(i), 1st Armoured Div., 'G', May; B.E.F./G.H.Q. Files/Box 3/.5, Colonel Brigg's diary.
- A.L. 1200/4, pp. 15–17; W.D./B.E.F./131/e/E(i), Appx. F, 1st Armoured Div., 'G', May; W.D./B.E.F./138/1/E, 2nd Armoured Bde., May.
- A.L. 1200/4, p. 24; B.E.F./G.H.Q. Filex/Box 3/5.
- A.L. 1200/4, p. 23; W.D./B.E.F./131/1/E(i), Appx. F, 1st Armoured Div., 'G', May.
- G.D.:—G.M.D.S. No. K2/7b, Army Group A sit. maps; G.M.D.S. No. 2080; m/n Kleist Group sit. maps; G.M.D.S. No. E85/2, Hoth Group sit. maps; A.L. 874/3, German Daily sit. maps.
- A.L. 1200/4, p. 25; W.D./B.E.F./113/1/E(ii), report by Major-General Evans to C.I.G.S., May 31st, in 1st Armoured Div., 'G', May.
- A.L. 1200/4, pp. 20–21; W.D./B.E.F./18/2, Swayne Mission, May.
- A.L. 1200/4, p. 21; B.E.F./G.H.Q. Files/Box 4/9, p. 28.
- A.L. 1200/4, p. 22; W.D./B.E.F./113/1/E(i), 1st Armoured Div., 'G', May; B.E.F./G.H.Q. Files/Box 3/5.
- A.L. 1200/4, pp. 26–27; W.D./B.E.F./113/1/E(i), 1st Armoured Div., 'G', May; W.D./B.E.F./18/2, Swayne Mission, May.
- A.L. 1200/4, pp. 27–28; W.D./B.E.F./138/1/E, 2nd Armoured Bde., May.
- A.L. 1200/4, p. 28; W.D./B.E.F./138/1/E, 2nd Armoured Bde., May.
- A.L. 1200/4, p. 27; W.D./B.E.F./236/1, The Queen's Bay, May.
- A.L. 1200/4, pp. 28–29; W.D./B.E.F./246/4/E, 4th Border Regt., May.
- A.L. 1200/4, p. 30; W.D./B.E.F./113/1/E(i), 1st Armoured Div., 'G', May.
- A.L. 1200/4, p. 29; W.D./B.E.F./18/2, Swayne Mission, May.
- A.L. 1200/4, p. 29; W.D./B.E.F./18/2, Swayne Mission, May.
- A.L. 1200/4, p. 31; W.D./B.E.F./113/1/E(i), 1st Armoured Div., 'G', May.
- A.L. 1200/4, p. 30; W.D./B.E.F./113/1/E(i), 1st Armoured Div., 'G', May; W.D./B.E.F./18/2, Swayne Mission, May.
- A.L. 1200/4, p. 32; W.D./B.E.F./113/1/E(i), 1st Armoured Div., 'G', May.
- G.D.:—G.M.D.S. No. K2/7b, Army Group A sit. maps; G.M.D.S. No. W2080, m/n Kleist Group sit. maps.
CHAPTER XVIII
- A.L. 1200/4 [South of the Somme], pp. 30–31; B.E.F./G.H.Q. Files/Box 3/5.
- W.D./B.E.F./113/1/E(i) and (ii), 1st Armoured Div., 'G', May.
- A.L. 1200/4, p. 32; W.D./B.E.F./113/1/E(i), 1st Armoured Div., 'G', May.
- A.L. 1200/4, p. 33; B.E.F./G.H.Q. Files/Box 3/5.
- A.L. 1200/4, p. 33; W.D./B.E.F./113/1/E(i), 1st Armoured Div., 'G', May.
- A.L. 1200/4, pp. 34–35; W.D./B.E.F./138/3/E, 3rd Armoured Bde., May; W.D./B.E.F./113/1/E(ii), 1st Armoured Div., 'G', May.
- A.L. 1200/4, pp. 37–38; W.D./B.E.F./138/1/E, 2nd Armoured Bde., May.
- A.L. 1200/4, pp. 37, 48, 50–51; Commandant Pierre Lyet, 'Le Bataille de France (Mai–Juin, 1940)', Payot, Paris, p. 116.
- A.L. 1200/4, p. 38; W.D./B.E.F./18/2, Swayne Mission, May.
- A.L. 1200/4, pp. 40–47; W.D./B.E.F./18/2, Swayne Mission, May; W.D./B.E.F./109/1, 51st Div., 'G', May.
- A.L. 1200/4, pp. 40, 57–58; W.D./B.E.F./352/4/E, H.Q. Beauman Div., May.
- Captain Roskill, 'War at Sea', Vol. I, p. 230; Admty.: C.B. 4523(i), Diagram 3.
- Captain Roskill, 'War at Sea', p. 230; M.011359/40; T.S.D./F.D.S./X.289/49.
- W.D./B.E.F./18/2, Swayne Mission, May; B.E.F./G.H.Q. Files/Box 3/5.
- W.D./B.E.F./18/2, Swyane Mission, May.
- A.L. 1200/4, pp. 60–61; W.D./B.E.F./18/2, Swayne Mission, May.
- A.L. 1200/4, pp. 52–56; W.D./B.E.F./109/1/D, 51st Div., 'G', June; P.O.W. Diaries/1/2, History of the 51st Div., by Lieutenant-Colonel H. R. Swinburn.
- A.L. 1200/4, pp. 63–64; W.D./B.E.F./109/1/D, 51st Div., 'G', June; P.O.W. Diaries/1/2.
- A.L. 1200/4, pp. 64–72; W.D./B.E.F./109/1/D, 51st Div., 'G', June; P.O.W. Diaries/1/2 and 5.
- A.L. 1200/4, p. 75; W.D./B.E.F./109/1/D, 51st Div., 'G', June; P.O.W. Diaries/1/2.
- A.L. 1200/4, pp. 76–77; W.D./B.E.F./109/1/D, 51st Div., 'G', June; P.O.W. Diaries/1/2.
- A.L. 1200/4, p. 78; W.D./B.E.F./109/1/D, 51st Div., 'G', June; P.O.W. Diaries/1/2.
- A.L. 1200/4, pp. 78–79; W.D./B.E.F./109/D, 51st Div., 'G', June; P.O.W. Diaries/1/2.
- A.L. 1200/4, pp. 80–81; P.O.W. Diaries/1/2.
- R.A.F. Narrative, pp. 356–358.
- A.H.B.6/R.232 (E.2889), German Air Ministry Situation Report, 28th/29th May.
- R.A.F. Narrative, pp. 358–359.
- A.H.B.6/R.232 (E.2889), German Air Ministry Situation Reports.
- Commandant J. Weygand, 'The Role of General Weygand', 1948, pp. 82–88.
CHAPTER XIX
- A.L. 1200/4 [South of the Somme], p. 81; P.O.W. Diaries/1/3; W.D./B.E.F./135/4, 154th Bde., June.
- A.L. 1200/4, pp. 81–82; P.O.W. Diaries/1/2; W.D./B.E.F./242/2/F(i), 7th Argyll and Sutherland, June.
- A.L. 1200/4, p. 82; W.D./B.E.F./242/2/F(i), 7th Argyll and Sutherland, June.
- A.L. 1200/4, p. 83; W.D./B.E.F./242/2/F(i), 7th Argyll and Sutherland, June.
- A.L. 1200/4, p. 84; P.O.W. Diaries/1/2; W.D./B.E.F./245/3/F, 4th Black Watch, June.
- A.L. 1200/4, pp. 84–85; P.O.W. Diaries/1/2; W.D./B.E.F./237/7/F, 1st Lothians, June; W.D./B.E.F./236/3/F, 9th Lancers, June.
- A.L. 1200/4, p. 83; W.D./B.E.F./242/2/F(i), 7th Argyll and Sutherland, June; P.O.W. Diaries/1/2.
- R.A.F. Narrative, pp. 380–381.
- R.A.F. Narrative, pp. 379–380.
- G.D.:—A.L. 1372 (G.M.D.S. No. W5772/2), Army Group B W.D. Appendices (O.K.H. orders for 'Operation Red', 31st May).
- Ibid. See also A.L. 874/6, Misc. E.D.S. notes on the Western Campaign, 1939–1940, Item No. 3b.
- G.D.:—A.L. 1092(b), Misc. Documents on the Western Campaign, 1940 (extracts from G.M.D.S. No. W648 e-i), Army Group A W.D., June 1940.
- G.D.:—A.L. 1372 (G.M.D.S. No. W5772/2), Army Group B W.D. Appendices.
- A.L. 1200/4, p. 90; M.O.1(D)/B.E.F./0072/1, Appx. F, p. 114.
- A.L. 1200/4, p. 91; W.D./B.E.F./18/3, Swayne Mission, June' M.O.1(D)/B.E.F./0072/1, Appx. G, p. 115.
- A.L. 1200/4, pp. 91–92; W.D./B.E.F./237/F, 1st Lothians, June; W.D./B.E.F./113/1/F(i), 1st Armoured Div., 'G', June.
- G.D.:—A.L. 1434 (G.M.D.S. No. E85/1), XV Corps W.D.; G.M.D.S. No. E85/2, XV Corps sit. maps; A.L. 1009 (G.M.D.S. No. E81.5), Army Group B W.D., 5th June–14th July, 1940; G.M.D.S. No. K.2/7a, Army Group A sit. maps.
- W.D./B.E.F./18/3, Swayne Mission, June.
- A.L. 1200/4, pp. 99–100; W.D./B.E.F./18/3, Swayne Mission, June.
- W.D./B.E.F./18/3, Swayne Mission, June.
- A.L. 1200/4, p. 91; M.O.1(D)/B.E.F./0072/1, appx. G, p. 115; W.D./B.E.F./18/3, Swayne Mission, June.
- R.A.F. Narrative, pp. 382–385.
- R.A.F. Narrative, p. 385.
- R.A.F. Narrative, p. 384.
- A.L. 1200/4, pp. 88–90, 100–101; P.O.W. Diaries/1/2; W.D./B.E.F./352/4/F, H.Q. Beauman Div., June.
- A.L. 1200/4, pp. 104–105; P.O.W. Diaries/1/2.
- A.L. 1200/4, p. 103; P.O.W. Diaries/1/2; M.O.1(D)/B.E.F./0072/1, Appx. L, p. 120.
- A.L. 1200/4, p. 106; M.O.1(D)/B.E.F./0072/1, p. 70.
- G.D.:—G.M.D.S. No. E85/2, XV Corps sit. maps.
- A.L. 1200/4, p. 106; M.O.1(D)/B.E.F./0072/1, pp. 71–73; W.D./B.E.F./138/1/F, 2nd Armoured Bde., June; W.D./B.E.F./138/3/F, 3rd Armoured Bde., June.
- A.L. 1200/4, pp. 107–108; M.O.1(D)/B.E.F./0072/1, p. 71; W.D./B.E.F./18/3, Swayne Mission, June.
- G.D.:—A.L. 1434 (G.M.D.S. No. E85/1), XV Corps W.D.; G.M.D.S. No. E85/2, XV Corps sit. maps.
- A.L. 1200/4, pp. 119–120; P.O.W. Diaries/1/2.
- G.D.:—A.L. 1434 (G.M.D.S. No. E85/1), XV Corps W.D.
- A.L. 1200/4, pp. 114–119; W.D./B.E.F./352/4/F, H.Q. Beauman Div., June.
- A.L. 1200/4, p. 110; W.D./B.E.F./352/4/F, H.Q. Beauman Div., June.
- A.L. 1200/4, p. 115; W.D./B.E.F./352/4/F, H.Q. Beauman Div., June.
- A.L. 1200/4, pp. 114, 117–118; W.D./B.E.F./113/1/F(i), 1st Armoured Div., 'G' June.
- G.D.:—A.L. 1434 (G.M.D.S. No. E85/1), XV Corps W.D.; G.M.D.S. No. E85.2, XV Corps sit. maps.
- A.L. 1200/4, pp. 118–119; W.D./B.E.F./352/4/F, H.Q. Beauman Div., June.
- A.L. 1200/4, p. 119; W.D./B.E.F./352/4/F, H.Q. Beauman Div., June; W.D./B.E.F./113/1/F(i), 1st Armoured Div., 'G', June.
- A.L. 1200/4, p. 123; M.O.1(D)/B.E.F./0060/2, Appx. XLII.
- A.L. 1200/4, pp. 123, 131; W.D./B.E.F./18/3, Swayne Mission, June; W.D./M.O.4/Box 49/Appx/ X, June, p. 19.
- A.L. 1200/4, p. 125; M.O.1(D)/B.E.F./0072/1, p. 125.
CHAPTER XX
- G.D.:—A.L. 1434 (G.M.D.S. No. E85/1), XV Corps W.D.; A.L. 596, 7th Panzer Div., W.D..
- G.D.:—A.L. 812, 4th Army sit. map.
- A.L. 1200/4 [South of the Somme], pp. 124–125; P.O.W. Diaries/1/2; W.D./B.E.F./109/1, 51st Div., 'G', June.
- A.L. 1200/4, p. 148; P.O.W. Diaries/1/2; W.D./B.E.F./246/4/F, 4th Border Regt., June; W.D./B.E.F./281/3/F, 1st/5th Foresters, June.
- A.L. 1200/4, p. 139; P.O.W. Dioaries/1/2; B.E.F./G.H.Q. Filex/Box 3/3, Colonel Butler's diary.
- A.L. 1200/4, p. 131; P.O.W. Diaries/1/2; W.D./B.E.F./109/1, 51st Div., 'G', June.
- A.L. 1200/4, p. 138 (note); M.O.1(D)/B.E.F./0072/1, Appendices R and S.
- A.L. 1200/4, p. 139; M.O.1(D)/B.E.F./0067/7.
- A.L. 1200/4, p. 139; W.O. papers, List D., Box 2/2; W.D./M.O.4./Box 49/Appx. X, June, p. 25.
- A.L. 1200/4, p. 140; W.O. papers, List D., Box 2/2.
- A.L. 1200/4, p. 145; W.O. papers, List D, Box 2/2.
- A.L. 1200/4, pp. 132–138; P.O.W. Diaries/1/2.
- A.L. 1200/4, pp. 141–142; P.O.W. Diaries/1/2.
- G.D.:—A.L. 1434 (G.M.D.S. No. E85/1)_, XV Corps W.D.
- A.L. 1200/4, p. 142; P.O.W. Diaries/1/2.
- A.L. 1200/4, pp. 142–143; P.O.W. Diaries/1/2; W.D./B.E.F./237/7/F, 1st Lothians, June.
- Admty.: .C.-in-C. Portsmouth 2027/10/6/40; M.011583.40.
- M.012210/40; M.011583/40; R of P, C.-in-C. Portsmouth; Captain Roskill, 'War at Sea', Vol. I, p. 231.
- A.L. 1200/4, pp. 144–145; P.O.W. Diares/1/2.
- A.L. 1200/4, p. 145; W.O. papers, List D, Box 2/2.
- A.L. 1200/4, pp. 145–146; P.O.W. Diaries/1/1 and 2.
- A.L. 1200/4, p. 153; W.D./B.E.F./18/3, Swayne Mission, June; W.O. papers, List D, Box 2/2.
- A.L. 1200/4, p. 152; W.D./B.E.F./109/1, 51st Div., 'G', June.
- A.L. 1200/4, pop. 152, 155; P.O.W. Diaries/1/2.
- A.L. 1200/4, pp. 155–156; P.O.W. Diaries/1/2 and 7.
- A.L. 1200/4, p. 157; P.O.W. Diaries/1/2 and /2/2.
- A.L. 1200/4, p. 157; P.O.W. Diaries/1/2.
- A.L. 1200/4, pp. 157–158; P.O.W. Diaries/1/2.
- Ibid.
- A.L. 1200/4, p. 159; P.O.W. Diaries/1/2.
- A.L. 1200/4, p. 154; W.O. papers, Lst D, Box 2/2.
- A.L. 1200/4, p. 154; Captain Roskill, 'War at Sea', p. 232; Admty.: C.-in-C. Portsmouth 1816/11/6/40.
- A.L. 1200/4, p. 154; W.O. papers, List D, Box 2/2.
- A.L. 1200/4, p. 155; W.O. papers, List D, Box 2/2.
- A.L. 1200/4, p. 159; P.O.W. Diaries/1/2.
- G.D.:—A.L. 1434 (G.M.D.S. No. E85/1), XV Corps W.D..
- A.L. 1200/4, pp. 161–162; Captain Roskill, 'War at Sea', p. 232; P.O.W. Diaries/1/2.
- A.L. 1200/4, p. 161; P.O.W. Diaries/1/2.
- A.L. 1200/4, p. 163; W.O. papers, List D, Box 2/2.
- A.L. 1200/4, p. 163; P.O.W. Diaries/1/2.
- A.L. 1200/4, pp. 163–164; P.O.W. Diaries/1/2.
- A.L. 1200/4, p. 164; W.O. papers, List D, Box 2/2.
- A.L. 1200/4, p. 165; W.D./M.O.4/Box 49/Appx. X (June), p. 56.
- Admty.: C.-in-C. Portsmouth 1357/13/6/40; M.011583/40.
- Ibid. See also Captain Roskill, 'War at Sea', p. 232.
- Captain Roskill, 'War at Sea', pp. 231–233; Admty.: Report of R. of P., C.-in-C. Portsmouth.
- R.A.F. Narrative, pp. 401–402.
- R.A.F. Narrative, pp. 407–408, 416–417.
- R.A.F. Narrative, pp. 404–406; 415–416.
- R.A.F. Narrative, pp. 402, 404.
- S.W.C. (39/40) 10th Mtg., 31.5.40; R.A.F. Narrative, pp. 409–410.
- R.A.F. Narrative, pp. 411–413, 417–418, 427, 438, 442; W.M. (40) 163rd Concl.
CHAPTER XXI
- G.D.:—A.L. 1047, Der Feldzu im Frankreich' (O.K.H. sit. maps).
- R.A.F. Narrative, pp. 420–421.
- R.A.F. Narrative, pp. 422–426.
- R.A.F. Narrative, pp. 431–433.
- R.A.F. Narrative, pp. 433–434.
- M.O.1(D)/B.E.F./0072/1; W.D./B.E.F./112/1, 52nd Div., 'G', June.
- S.W.C. (39/40) 14th Mtg., 11.6.40.
- A.L. 1200/4 [South of the Somme], p. 91; W.D./B.E.F./2B/1F, G.H.Q., 12th–20th June.
- A.L. 1200/4, pp. 191–193; W.D./M.O.4/Box 49/Appx. VII, p. 6.
- A.L. 1200/4, pp. 199–200; W.D./B.E.F./2B/1/F, G.H.Q., June.
- A.L. 1200/4, p. 207; W.D./B.E.F./2B/1/F, G.H.Q., June.
- A.L. 1200/4, pp. 207–208; W.D./B.E.F./18/3, Swayne Mission, June.
- A.L. 1200/4, p. 208; W.D./B.E.F./18/3, Swayne Mission, June.
- A.L. 1200/4, pp. 208–210; W.D./B.E.F./2B/1F, G.H.Q., June; W. S. Churchill 'The Second World War', Vol. II, 'Their Finest House', p. 171.
- A.L. 1200/4, pp. 210–211; W.D./B.E.F./2B/1/F, G.H.Q., June.
- A.L. 1200/4, p. 212; M.O.1(D)/B.E.F./0072/1, Appx. FF, p. 150.
- A.L. 1200/4, pp. 216–217; W.D./B.E.F./2B/1/F, G.H.Q., June.
- R.A.F. Narrative, pp. 428–429.
- R.A.F. Narrative, pp. 435–436.
- A.L. 1200/4, pp. 203–204, 223; W.D./B.E.F./2B/1/F, G.H.Q., June.
- A.L. 1200/4, pp. 227–229; W.D./B.E.F./2B/1/F, G.H.Q., June.
- A.L. 1200/4, pp. 230. 235; W.D./B.E.F./138/3/F, 3rd Armoured Bde., June.
- A.L. 1200/4, pp. 238–240; W.D./B.E.F./136/3, 15t7h Bde., June.
- A.L. 1200/4, p. 231; W.D./B.E.F./2B/1/F, G.H.Q., June.
- A.L. 1200/4, p. 237; W.D./B.E.F./2B/1/F, G.H.Q., June; M.012013/40; M.012355/40.
- Captain Roskill, 'War at Sea', Vol. I, pp. 232–233; Admty.: M.012013/40, M.012355/40; M..O.1(D)/B.E.F./0054/8.
- Captain Roskill, 'War at Sea', Vol. I, pp. 232–233; Admty.: M.012013/40, M.012355/40.
- Captain Roskill, 'War at Sea', Vol. I, p. 233; T.S.D. 5214/40.
- M.015159/40; R.A.F. Narrative, pp. 450–454.
- Captain Roskill, 'War at Sea', Vol. I, pp. 233–234; M.015159/40; M.012356/40; T.S.D./F.D.S./X289/49; admty.: C.-in-C. Plymouth, No. 3676 of 27/7/40 (enclosure).
- Captain Roskill, 'War at Sea', Vol. I, p. 234; M.015159/40; M.012978/40.
- Captain Roskill, 'War at Sea', Vol. I, pp. 234–235; Admty.: M.015159/40; M.012978/40.
- Captain Roskill, 'War at Sea', Vol. I, p. 235; A.L. 1200/4, p. 236; M.015159/40, M.012978/40; Admty.: Report of Captain Sharp (Lancastria).
- Captain Roskill, 'War at Sea', Vol. I, p. 236; M.015159/40, M.012978/40; T.S.D. 5214/40.
- Captain Roskill, 'War at Sea', Vol. I, pp. 236–237; M.015159/40; T.S.D. 5214/40.
- Captain Roskill, 'War at Sea', Vol. I, pp. 237–239; M.015159/40; T.S.D. 5214/40; C.-in-C. Plymouth, No. 3676 of 25/7/40 (Enclosure 14).
- A.L. 3011/A/2 and 3.
CHAPTER XXII
This chapter is based on the R.A.F. Narrative 'The Campaign in France and the Low Countries, September, 1939–June 1940', and Luftwaffe records supplied by A.H.B.6 (A.H.B.6/Inf/138-2, German Air Losses, and A.H.B.6/R.232. (E.2889), German Air Ministry Situation Reports).
CHAPTER XXIII
- G.D.:—E.D.S. Apprec. 2, p. 38; A.L. 1384(3) (G.M.D.S. No. W1060/4) 6th Army W.D. Appendices (Army Group B Order, 5th Nov., 1939, Appx. I).
- M.O.1(D)/B.E.F./0066/4.
- R.A.F. Narrative, Appx. M; A.L. 3011/A/4, B.E.F., 1939/40, Strengths and Casualties—Personnel.
- G.D.:—E.D.S. 14/558(11), 16th Army W.D. Appendices.
- A.L. 3011/A/4.
- A.L. 3011/A/5, B.E.F. 1939/40, Losses in Ammunition, Guns, etc.
SUPPLEMENT: THE PLANNING AND CONDUCT OF THE GERMAN CAMPAIGN
- G.D.:—E.D.S./Apprec/2, p. 1.
- G.D.:—G.M.D.S. No. E129/7, Army Group A W.D. Appendices; for copies see A.L. 1432/2 (G.M.D.S. No. E202/2).
- G.D.:—A.L. 977, Nuremburg Doc. No. PS1811, Jodl's Diary (13.10.39–30.1.40), 25th Oct., 1939.
- Ibid., 25th–28th Oct., 1939.
- G.D.:—G.M.D.S. No. E129/7, Army Group A W.D. Appendices; for copies see A.L. 1432/2 (G.M.D.S. No. E202/2).
- G.D.:—A.L. 977, Nuremburg Doc. No. PS1811, Jodl's Diary, 30th Oct., 1939.
- G.D.:—G.M.D.S. No. E129/7, Army Group A W.D. Appendices; for copies see A.L. 1432/2 (G.M.D.S. No. E202/2).
- Ibid.
- Ibid.
- G.D.:—A.L. 993 (G.M.D.S. No. E129/2), Army Group A W.D. (25.10.39–20.2.40), 3rd Nov., 1939.
- G.D.:—A.L. 977, Nuremburg Doc. No. PS1811, Jodl's Diary, 10th Nov., 1939.
- A.L. 977, Trial of the Major War Criminals, Nuremburg, 1947–8, Vol. XXX, Document No. 2329-PS.
- G.D.:—A.L. 1384(3) (G.M.D.S. No. W.1060/4) 6th Army W.D. Appendices (19.10.39–18.4.40).
- A.L. 977, Trial of the Major War Criminals, Nuremburg, 1947–8, Vol. XXVI, Document No. 440-PS.
- G.D.—G.M.D.S. No. E129/7, Army Group A W.D. Appendices; for copies see A.L. 1432/2 (G.M.D.S. No. E202/2).
- G.L.:—A.L. 977, Trial of the Major War Criminals, Nuremburg, 1947–8, Vol. XXVIII, Document No. 1809-PS, Jodl's Diary, 13th Feb., 1940.
- Ibid.
- G.D.:—A.L. 1432/2 (G.M.D.S. No. E202/2), O.K.H. Historical Study, 'Army Group A in the West', 25.10.39–9.5.40.
- G.D.:—A.L. 1384(3) (G.M.D.S. No. W1060/4), 6th Army W.D. Appendices (records relating to Army Group B Conference, 24th Jan., 1940); A.L. 1432/2 (G.M.D.S. No. E202/2), O.K.H. Historical Study (O.K.H. Gelb order, 30th Jan., 1940).
- G.D.:—A.L. 1432/2 (G.M.D.S. No. E202/2), O.K.H. Historical Stidy, Appx. 7.
- G.D.:—A.L. 842, Halder's Diary, Vol. IV(a) (10.5.40–30.6.40) 16th May, 1940.
- Ibid, 23rd May, 1940.
- G.D.:—A.L. 1428 (G.M.D.S. No. W11642 b), Army Group A W.D., 23rd May, 1940.
- G.D.:—A.L. 1429 (G.M.D.S. No. W6965 a), 4th Army W.D., 23rd May, 1940.
- Ibid.
- G.D.:—A.L. 842, Halder's Diary, Vol. IV(a), 23rd May, 1940.
- G.D.:—A.L. 977, Trial of the Major War Criminals, Nuremburg, 1947–8, Vol. XXVIII, Document No. 1809-PS, Jodl's Diary, 24th May.
- G.D.:—A.L. 842, Halder's Diary, Vol. IV(a), 24th May.
- G.D.:—A.L. 977, Trial of the Major War Criminals, Nuremburg, 1947–8, Vol. XXVIII, Document No. 1809-PS, Jodl's Diary, 25th May.
- Ibid., 26th May.
- G.D.:—A.L. 1371 (G.M.D.S. No. W648 b), Army Group A W.D. Appendices, Appx. No. 32.
- G.D.:—A.L. 874/1, E.D.S. Note on Operations in France and Belgium (20th–31st May, 1940).
- A.L. 977, Trial of the Major War Criinals, Nuremburg, 1947–8, Vol. XXXVII, Document No. 052-L, p. 480, Memorandum on the Conduct of the War in the West.
- G.D.:—E.D.S. 14/147, General Staff/Chief Medical Officer return, 6th February, 1945; A.L. 874/6, Misc. E.D.S. Notes on the Western Campaign, 1939–40, Item No. 6.
APPENDIX III: GERMAN FORCES ENGAGED
- E.D.S. 14/982, Order of Battle and Officer Appointments for 'Gelb', 1st May, 1940
- Army Personnel Office (H.P.A.), Index of Senior German Officers.
- G.M.D.S. No. K2/7a, Army Group B sit. map, 24th May, 1940.
- A.L. 299, O.K.H. sit. reports, May–June, 1940.
- O.K.H. Western sit. map, 24th May, un-numbered.
- A.L. 1429 (G.M.D.S. No. W6965 a), 4th Army W.D., and W.D.s of Armoured and Motorised Corps.
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