St Valery and its aftermath : the Gordon's Highlanders captured in France in 1940
Mitchell, Stewart (Volunteer Researcher at the Gordons Museum)2017
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During the German May 1940 offensive, the 51st (Highland) Division, including the 1st and 5th Battalions Gordon Highlanders, became separated from the British Expeditionary Force. After a heroic stand at St Valery-en-Caux the Division surrendered when fog thwarted efforts to evacuate them. Within days, scores of Gordon's had escaped and were on the run through Nazi-occupied France. Many reached Britain after feats of great courage and tenacity, including recapture and imprisonment often in atrocious conditions in France, Spain or North Africa. Those imprisoned in Eastern Europe were forced to work in coal and salt mines, quarries, factories and farms. Some died through unsafe conditions or the brutality of their captors. This superbly researched work contains many inspiring stories that deserve and merit reading.
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Yorkshire : Pen & Sword Military, 2017.
Collation:
xvii, 238 pages ; maps, illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm.
ISBN:
9781473886582 (hbk)
Dewey class:
940.54214940.5421940.542
LC class:
D756.5.S36
Local class:
940.54214940.542AbJ16.1
Language:
English
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BRN:
1893008