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 5925 makes it impossible to extend our boundaries, was likely to prove an exacting one: work which were notified yesterday, further to the had to begin at once, and my own headquarters right. were fully occupied with the withdrawal of the We must therefore, with regret, say that forward troops. we have no longer any forces available to I therefore appointed Lieut-General Sir Ronald fill the gap in the direction of Ypres. Adam to undertake this duty, and sent with As regards the withdrawal to the Yser the. him my Quarter-Master-General and other idea must be ruled out since it would destroy staff… |
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17 OCTOBER, 1941 5933 creation of a road control organisation under APPRECIATIONS the Quarter-Master-General, on the linos of that The Royal Navy; the Royal Air Force; in use in the French Army, had already been Commanders and Staffs submitted, but unfortunately too late for more than preliminary results to be achieved. The Royal Navy. 70. I have already referred to the embarkation Security. of the Force from Dunkirk and its transport to 67. Akin to the foregoing problem is that of England which evoked the wholehearted admira- security/ Until loth May the work of the tion of the Army. The operation was carried ou… |