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> the rearguard was almost exclusively French troops Bit of a stretch for "almost". The entire 51st Highland Division stayed as part of the rearguard, and few
by mrec 9y ago
> the rearguard was almost exclusively French troops
Bit of a stretch for "almost". The entire 51st Highland Division stayed as part of the rearguard, and few if any of them made it home. [1]
Possibly apocryphal: "One Highlander on the beaches of Dunkirk was overheard telling a comrade: 'If the English surrender too, it's going to be a long war'”
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/51st_(Highland)_Division#France_1940 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/51st_(Highland)_Division#Franc...
- lucozade 9y agoThank you. I wasn't aware of the history of the 51st. That's some story.