Название: Surviving the Nazi Onslaught: The Defence of Calais to the Death March to Freedom Автор: Carole McEntee-Taylor Издательство: Pen and Sword Год: 2014 Страниц: 215 ISBN: 1783831065 Язык: английский Формат: pdf Размер: 106.94 MB Ted Taylor, 1st Battalion, The Rifle Brigade, was sent to France in May 1940 as part of Calais Force. Initially sent to open up supply lines to the rapidly retreating BEF, they soon found themselves defending Calais against the might of the 10th Panzer Division. Outnumbered by at least three to one they held out for 4 days until they ran out of ammunition and were forced to surrender.