A soldier of the Royal Ulster Rifles awaits evacuation at Dunkirk.  Operation Dynamo, May - June 1940.

(Life Magazine)

Dunkirk, 1940

One of the smallest number of tanks in any theatre were those of the composite squadron of Light Mark VI and Mathilda Mark II on Malta.Th camouflage on this MkVIc is one of my favorites.It's to blend in with the hundreds of dry stone walls on the island.Greetz,Brummbar

MkVIc on Malta

Prewar 'photo of Royal Navy "H" Class destroyer, HMS Hereward (H 93).  On 10 May 1940, the Dutch Royal Family accepted the offer of transport (proferred by King George VI) on the Hereward to relocate them to the Province of Zeeland, but this proved impossible due to German military activity.  Failing the original plan, the Hereward transported the Royal Family and other senior Dutch government figures into exile in England.  HMS Hereward was subsequently bombed and sunk by JU 87 dive-bombers off Plaka, Crete.  26 crew were killed; 91 survivors were taken prisoner.  Best regards, JR.