Jon Cooksey - Calais A Fight to the Finish, May 1940

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The Battle of Calais in 1940 has never attracted the attention which perhaps it deserves. This is hardly surprising: it took place when other more dramatic events were unfolding - the catastrophic defeat and occupation of France and the British Expeditionary Forces evacuation at Dunkirk. Calais, on the other hand, was fought on a comparatively small scale, just one panzer division against one mechanized brigade. Nevertheless there are features of the battle which justify considerable interest and study when brought out into the open.