“WELCOME HOME!”
Two British soldiers tuck in to food and drink provided after their evacuation from Dunkirk, during Operation Dynamo. After the thousands of tired and hungry troops arrived at the channel ports, they were welcomed by civilian volunteers, as well as members of the Royal Army Supply Corps, who provided hot drinks and food. Feeding and transporting the returning soldiers was a huge, logistical operation, with volunteers working day and night, handing out sandwiches, cheese, fruit, pies and other much-needed, and welcome, refreshments.
ITALY STRIKES
Eager to not be left out of the victory over France, on 10 June Mussolini declared war on Britain and France, opening another front in the south of the country, and across the Mediterranean, although the Italian armed forces were ill-prepared for a major…