St Valery and Its Aftermath by Stewart Mitchell Occasion_Blank including two Quadrilles

including two Quadrilles

This piece is approx 25 cm square

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St Valery and Its Aftermath by Stewart Mitchell Occasion_Blank including two QuadrillesDuring the German May 1940 offensive, the 51st (Highland) Division, including the 1st and 5th Battalions Gordon Highlanders, became separated from the British Expeditionary Force. After a heroic stand at St Valery en Caux the Division surrendered when fog thwarted efforts to evacuate them. Within days, scores of Gordons had escaped and were on the run through Nazi occupied France. Many reached Britain after feats of great courage and tenacity,