Members of the Royal Irish Fusiliers, British Expeditionary Force, help a French farmer by drawing his plough with their Universal Carrier, Spring, 1940.  French agriculture - indeed, European agriculture in general - was still hugely dependent on horse power to perform such operations as ploughing in 1940.  Even before the arrival of the Germans (which made matters a lot worse) the requirements of the French Army for draught horses was denuding farms of their equine assets.  I am sure that the farmer was very grateful for the assistance of RIF ... Best regards, JR.

Jolly ploughboys, Spring, 1940 ...

Members of the Black Watch, one of the famed Scottish regiments, undergo rough training in South Coast sector of England, in 1940. The men were training to be combat parachutists. (AP Photo) #  

Training 1940

British Ambulance-Boats being used for evacuation of casualties from shore-to-ship. German PoWs act as litter bearers.(rudeerude)