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with large stocks of vehicles and material which had been
accumulated since September, 1939. Major Macartney of the
Quartermaster General's Movement Staff arrived from the War
Office that night. He brought with him & list showing the
order of priority for shipment of stores etc., and &
suggested outline plan for evacuation. A Senior Naval
Officer also arrived early next norning.
15 JUNE
12. At 0315 hours Lieutenant-Censral J.H. MARSHALL-CORNWALL
reported to me, and we discussed the situation. I placed
all British troops with the Tenth French Army under his
command, and gave him orders to co-operate with that Army
until an opportunity arose to disengage his troops and
withdraw them to CHERBOURG for embarkation to the United
Kingdom.
The subsequent operations of Lieutenant-General J.H.
( ) MARSHALL-CORNWALL'S troops (Norman force) are described in
that officer's report which is attached as Appendix B.
13. The withdrawal of B.B.F. started in the early hours of
15 June. The flights of the Canadian Division which had
arrived in the Concentration Area were sent beck to EREST
for embarkation, Corps Troops were re-embarked at ST. MALO,
and various L. of C. troops in the LE MANS area were moved
nearer the Port areas.
14. Information as to the position of the enemy on the front
of the Tenth French Army and southwards was very meagre as
bad visibility prevented air reconnaissance, and there were
no ground troops to reconnoitre between ALENCON and TOURS.
were engaging enemy the 157 Infantry Brigade in the area CONCHES.
little activity west of ROUEN, but hostile infantry of
The general inference, however, was that there was
aircraft landing, about EVREUX and that he had seen & seemed to of
forced A reported that he had run into heavy column
British pilot of a Bomber aircraft, who had made anti- a
was moving South with its left on CHARTRES.
confirm arms previous moving information that the Fourth
all fire south in that area. This report Garman Army
/ 15.
FOOTNOTE:
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NORMAN Force was an improvised
formation which, on 15th June, comprised:-
3rd 157 Brigade Group (157 Infantry Brigade:
Armoured Brigade.
71 Field Regiment RA; Troop-Carrying
BEAUMAN Division (see Roonote ( ) page ).
Company, 52 Division).