Action End Date 1940-06-04 12:00 Wiki A link to a wiki entry about this item. https://www.cupidoeu.org/wiki/index.php/St._Omer-La_Bassée_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 St. Omer-La Bassée Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1940-05-26 12:00 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 416 Type The nature or genre of the resource Action Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. current,50.73899036342038,2.2573370361328005; Date Created Date of creation of the resource. May 1940 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived actions Description An account of the resource In May 1940 German forces advanced into France. As French defences fell, the British focused on rescuing their troops. A major evacuation of more than 330,000 men took place from the French port of Dunkirk between 26 May and 4 June. In order to delay the Germans and allow the rescue to take place, a mixed force, including the Camerons, were ordered to defend a line running from the French town of St. Omer south towards La Bassée. The Battle of St. Omer-La Bassée is thought to have been the last action in which Scottish soldiers wore kilts. Europeana Specific elements of the Europeana Semantic Elements. Europeana Type The Europeana material type of the resource. TEXT