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The British Expeditionary Force (BEF) was the contingent of the British Army sent to France in 1939 after Britain and France declared war on Nazi Germany on 3 September, beginning the Second World War.
In September 1939, after Germany invaded Poland, the United Kingdom sent the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) to aid in the defence of France, landing at Cherbourg, Nantes, and Saint-Nazaire. By May 1940 the force consisted of ten divisions in three corps under the command of General John Vereker, 6th Viscount Gort.
In 1939, some officers of the British Expeditionary Force who were stationed in France tried to set up recreational hunting to pass the time. They imported packs of foxhounds and beagles, but were thwarted by French authorities who refused to make the countryside available.
The 1st Battalion, Border Regiment formed part of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) in Europe from 1939 to 1940, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Robert Horton Farrar. Originally part of the 4th Infantry Brigade of the 2nd Infantry Division , it was exchanged with the 1/8th Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers and became part of the 125th ...
The first advance parties of the British Expeditionary Force arrive in France. [48] After the sinking of the Athenia Hitler forbids any attack on passenger ships. [49] Argentina, Brazil and Mexico proclaim their intention to remain neutral in the European war. [50] [51] 5 September
British Expeditionary Force (World War II): to France and Belgium (1939–1940) Canadian Expeditionary Force : to France and Belgium (1914–1920) Chilean Expeditionary Force in War of the Pacific (1879–1883)
British Expeditionary Force (World War II), the British field force sent to France in World War II Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about military units and formations which are associated with the same title.
The Beauman Division was an improvised formation of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) during the Second World War, which fought in France against the German 4th Army in June 1940, during Fall Rot (Case Red), the final German offensive of the Battle of France.