What the records say
- When
- 26 May 1940 – 28 May 1940
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 50.85° N, 2.88° E
- Description
- 1940 battle
- War
- World War II
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
The source
Part of
Nearby in time and place
- Siege of Lille28 May 1940 · Siege
- The Wormhoudt massacre (or Wormhout massacre) takes place with the mass murder of 80 British and French POWs by Waffen-SS soldiers from the 1st SS Division…28 May 1940 · Event
- Le Paradis massacre27 May 1940 · Massacre · Deaths 97
- Belgian share in the evacuation of Dunkirk26 May 1940 · Battle
- Battle of Dunkirk26 May 1940 · Battle
- Oignies and Courrières massacre28 May 1940 · Massacre · Deaths 114
- Dunkirk evacuation26 May 1940 · Battle
- Vinkt MassacreMay 1940 · Murder