British artillery covering the evacuation of Dunkirk, WW2

British artillery (25-pounders) firing over open sights, while French and British infantry use their machine guns, to cover the evacuation of Dunkirk, northern France. Seen here stopping a German tank rush on the Dunkirk-Cassel road near Wormhoudt. A French counter-attack is developing in the middle distance, and a number of German tanks have been knocked out by direct hits

Bombardment Cassel Direct Dunkirk Evacuation Hits Nov19 Pounders Sights Stopping

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