British Expeditionary Force (1939)

Army · United Kingdom · September 2, 1939 – June 25, 1940

British army in France under Lord Gort. Cut off in Belgium in May 1940, most of it was evacuated from Dunkirk.

October 11, 1939 – May 9, 1940 Franco-Belgian border near Lille · map
May 12, 1940 Dyle Line in Belgium (Battle of France) · map
May 19, 1940 Falls back to the Escaut · map
May 26, 1940 – June 4, 1940 Dunkirk perimeter: evacuation (Battle of Dunkirk) · map
June 5, 1940 Landed in England · map
June 18, 1940 – June 25, 1940 Last troops leave western France (Operation Aerial, approximate) · map