Supplement 35305 — Gort’s France and Belgium despatch
Supplement 35305 — Gort’s France and Belgium despatch
The London Gazette Supplement 35305: General Viscount Gort’s despatches covering the British Expeditionary Force in France and Belgium, 1939–40. OCR is stored for searching; the public table shows short research extracts and small page previews.
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17 OCTOBER, 1941 59*3 vulnerable points, were ordered to relieve units 23rd Division moved to their positions during of ist and 2nd Corps on protection and traffic I7th May; they were provided with about forty control of main routes in Belgium. Railheads, field, anti-tank, and anti-aircraft guns from which had been advanced on i3th May to the ordnance reserves. general line Enghien—Ninove, were now moved The enemy break-through was now offering back across the frontier. an imminent threat to rear G.H.Q., to the During the night i6/i7th May the withdrawal communications over the Somme at Amiens to the Senne positi… |
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17 OCTOBER, 1941 5921 as it turned out, fatally injured in a motor These moves left only four divisions on the accident returning from the conference which he frontier defences and made'it possible to with- and I had attended at Ypres on the night of draw the headquarters and Corps troops of 2ist May. General Blanchard succeeded him in 3rd Corps for employment on the Canal line command of the French First Group of Armies, where they were badly needed. This was done and presumably succeeded to the function of at 4 p.m. on 23rd May, leaving ist Corps with co-ordination although this was never officially 42nd and is… |
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5926 SUPPLEMENT TO THE LONDON GAZETTE, 17 OCTOBER, 1941 at the time they had nothing available save their homes in northern France before the French the 68th Division and the regional troops, Government put into operation the plans they they did not demur. had made. The French organisations were not However, so far as I am aware, no action was available and no British troops could be spared ever taken in this respect. to control the traffic. The refugee problem had therefore become increasingly acute, and the Description of the Dunkirk Perimeter. tide which at first set westwards from Belgium 48. The British sect… |
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5934 SUPPLEMENT TO THE LONDON GAZETTE, 17 OCTOBER, 1941 of my three Corps. Lieut.-Generals Sir Alan Honours and Awards. Brooke, M. G. H. Barker and Sir Ronald Adam, 73. I am submitting separately the names of Bart. The sudden turn of events on iyth May officers and other ranks whom I wish to recom- threw a violent and unexpected strain on the mend for reward or to bring to your notice for Commander, Lines of Communication Area (the gallant or distinguished service. late Major-General P. de Fonblanque), and I wish to record my sincere appreciation of his I have the honour to be good and devoted work during the tim… |