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Arkforce
Arkforce may refer to: * Arkforce (1940) Arkforce was an ad hoc formation of the British Expeditionary Force during the Battle of France in 1940. Background At the start of the Battle of France, the 51st (Highland) Infantry Division was on detachment from the rest of the BEF, havi ..., of the British Expeditionary Force during the Battle of France in 1940 * Arkforce (Force 140), created from 23rd Armoured Brigade in 1944 for security duties in Greece {{mil-unit-dis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arkforce (1940)
Arkforce was an ad hoc formation of the British Expeditionary Force during the Battle of France in 1940. Background At the start of the Battle of France, the 51st (Highland) Infantry Division was on detachment from the rest of the BEF, having been reinforced, to man part of the Maginot Line under French command. After being withdrawn and sent west, the division was attached to IX Corps of the French Tenth Army in Normandy along the lower reaches of the river Somme. Command of the corps was given to Major-General Victor Fortune of the Highland Division, who was under the command of General Robert Altmayer the Tenth Army commander. After almost continuous fighting against a German bridgehead on the south bank at Abbeville, the division was ordered to retreat on 7 June, to a defensive line along the river Bresle. When the second German offensive (Case Red) reached the area the next day, the 5th Panzer Division outflanked the Bresle position at Rouen, leaving the Highlande ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
