#21 General Lord Gort commanded the British Expeditionary Force in France that had to be evacuated from Dunkirk during the German invasion of 1940. General Maurice Gamelin, leader of the Allied forces at the outbreak of World War II, proved unable to stop the German advance because of his overconfidence in the Maginot Line, 1940s.

#21 General Lord Gort commanded the British Expeditionary Force in France that had to be evacuated from Dunkirk during the German invasion of 1940. General Maurice Gamelin, leader of the Allied forces at the outbreak of World War II, proved unable to stop the German advance because of his overconfidence in the Maginot Line, 1940s.

Operation Dynamo: The Grit and Determination of Allied Soldiers in Rare Photos from the Dunkirk Evacuation

#21 General Lord Gort commanded the British Expeditionary Force in France that had to be evacuated from Dunkirk during the German invasion of 1940. General Maurice Gamelin, leader of the Allied forces at the outbreak of World War II, proved unable to stop the German advance because of his overconfidence in the Maginot Line, 1940s.

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