The British Expeditionary Force (BEF) was the contingent of the British Army sent to France in 1939 after Britain and France declared war on Nazi Germany on 3 September, beginning the Second World War.

This is the British Expeditionary Force order of battle on 9 May 1940, the day before the German forces initiated the Battle of France. BEF commander Lord Gort and Chief of the General Staff Pownall study a map at GHQ in the Chateau at Harbarcq, 26 November 1939.

British Expeditionary Force (BEF), the home-based British army forces that went to northern France at the start of World Wars I and II in order to support the left wing of the French armies. The BEF originated in the army reform of 1908 sponsored by …

The British Expeditionary Force (BEF) dispatched to France in 1939 consisted of only ten divisions. This was relatively small compared with the other combatants. But the British could also draw on additional divisions from Australia, Canada, South …

Nov 12, 2016 · At the start of September, five divisions of regular British troops moved to France where they made up the first tranche of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF).

Operation David was the codename for the deployment of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) into Belgium at the start of the Battle of Belgium during the Second World War.

Apr 20, 2015 · The British Expeditionary Force (BEF) stationed in France in the spring of 1940 was commanded by Lord Gort. The BEF was considered to be a formidable fighting unit but against blitzkrieg, it had little to offer. Against the onslaught of blitzkrieg, the BEF withdrew, along with remnants of the French army, to Dunkirk.

The British Expeditionary Force (BEF) was the British force in Europe from 1939–1940 during the Second World War. Commanded by General Lord Gort, the BEF constituted one-tenth of the defending Allied force.

Scout carriers of 51st Highland Division with Light Tank Mk VIs of 1st Fife and Forfar Yeomanry visible in the background, 19 March 1940. The 51st Highland Division landed in Le Havre in January 1940 as part of the British Expeditionary Force [B.E.F.]

On 22nd February 1939, the British government authorized the creation of a British Expeditionary Army (BEF) that would be sent to France in the event of war with Nazi Germany. On the outbreak of the Second World War, the BEF took up defensive positions along the Franco-Belgian frontier.