Action End Date 1940-06-25 12:00 Wiki A link to a wiki entry about this item. https://www.cupidoeu.org/wiki/index.php/North-West_Europe_1940_Action Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource North-West Europe 1940 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1940-05-10 12:00 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 390 Type The nature or genre of the resource Action Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. current,49.15375499476016,7.411931480920306; Date Created Date of creation of the resource. January to June 1940 Description An account of the resource During the winter of 1939 to 1940 large numbers of British troops arrived in France. Many of the Camerons, Gordons, and Seaforths were sent to help defend the Maginot Line (a series of fortifications near the border between France and Germany). The Highland soldiers were forward of the French fortifications, meaning they were in the front line when the Germans attacked in May 1940. The Highlanders withstood heavy attacks, but were ordered to fall back when the French forces retreated. Several disastrous weeks followed as the French government collapsed and the British withdrew towards the coast. Europeana Specific elements of the Europeana Semantic Elements. Europeana Type The Europeana material type of the resource. TEXT