The French Perimeter

As the last days and hours of the Dunkirk defense passed and the perimeter shrank to within four miles of the city, the British turned their remaining positions over to the French forces. On the western side of the perimeter the Grossdeutschland Regiment, supported by ranks of the 9th Panzer …

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As the last days and hours of the Dunkirk defense passed and the perimeter shrank to within four miles of the city, the British turned their remaining positions over to the French forces. On the western side of the perimeter the Grossdeutschland Regiment, supported by ranks of the 9th Panzer Division hurled themselves at the defenses of the 68th Division near the town of Spycker in an effort to breakthrough to the evacuation beaches on the channel. The determined German attack steadily pushed the defenders back until finally the French resistance stiffened as the Germans entered the outskirts of Spycker.

Spyckar, France

The Battle of Dunkirk was fought in Dunkirk (Dunkerque), France, during the Second World War, between the Allies and Nazi Germany. As the Allies were losing the Battle of France on the Western Front, the Battle of Dunkirk was the defence and evacuation to Britain of British and other Allied forces in Europe from 26 May to 4 June 1940.

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