The siege of Calais was a battle for the port of Calais during the Battle of France. The siege was fought at the same time as the Battle of Boulogne, just before Operation Dynamo, the evacuation of th
A destroyed British gun and Bren carrier on the side of a road outside Calais.
Panzer IV in France, 1940
A German soldier in Calais stands next to a knocked-out vehicle with destroyed houses in the background.
Damage inflicted on Calais by German artillery.
Calais is a French major port city in the Pas-de-Calais department, of which it is a subprefecture. Calais is the largest city in Pas-de-Calais. The population of the city proper is 67,585; that of th
Siege of Calais (1940)
…The siege of Calais (1940) was a battle for the port of Calais during the Battle of France. The siege was fought at the same time as the Battle of Boulogne, just before Operation Dynamo, the evacuation of the British…
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