... 8.E.F., and some French divisions. This group of three armies was commanded by General Blanchard. It was provisioned via Dunkirk. “The British and the French Armies defended this port in the South and in the West; the Belgian Army in the North. “The Belgian ...

... [Bourbourgville is ten miles southwest of the port of Dunkirk, and about fifteen miles east of Calais.] “The German air force bombed the communication line leading to Zeebrugge, Nieuport, Ostend and Dunkirk, as well as the ports and ships in the ports. An ...