War on the Western front: The British and French prisoners of war in Veules-les-Roses, near Saint-Valery-en-Caux, northern France, summer 1940. The Second World War in Europe.
As a result of the defeat by the Nazi Wehrmacht during War on the Western front on May 10 – June 21, 1940 in the Battle of France, the Anglo-French troops lost about 1.5 million soldiers and officers prisoner.
This photo was published on May 10, 1940 in the UK “Picture Post”, the signature to the picture reads that he made about Dunkirk.
Photography Location: Veules-les-Roses, France
Time taken: 1940