... area of Dunkirk, while the withdrawal of the B.E.P. continues successfully. Inundation of the countryside has helped to hold up the enemy advance. Two divisions of the independent French corps, commanded by General Prioux, have reached Dunkirk. This corps ...

... it contained large nqmber of the enemy and was of Invaluable assistance to the main body the B.E.F. in its withdrawal on Dunkirk. This action will count among the most heroic deeds in the annals of the British Army.” ...