Arras 21st May, 1940

[gavmeister13]

can anyone suggest any book/websites detailing the British counterattack at Arras on the 21st May 1940?

[Christoph Awender]

Hello!

Did you already have a look on the daily reports on my site?

\Christoph

[Gwynn Compton]

The Rommel Papers has a section on this, and it's very informative on giving Rommel's personal perspective on an event that gets grander every time its told, but perhaps rattled the German command more than it should have.

Gwynn

[Andy H]

There's a book by JP Pallud in the After the Battle series that deals with the whole offensive in the West, an if memory serves it has a good section dealing with the Arras c/a

Also "Lightning War" by Powaski and published by Wiley also has some input in this area.

As always try the web in regrds to the British Regiments that took part in the c/a: "Conceived originally as an attempt to strengthen the British defense of Arras which was threatened by the extension of the German panzer corridor from the Meuse towards the sea, the Arras counter-attack turned into the most fruitful British operation of the 1940 campaign. The mobile element of the force deployed under General Franklyn (Frankforce) consisted of the 4th and 7th Royal Tank Regiments and the 8th and 6th Battalions Durham Light Infantry, divided into two columns with attached field and anti-tank batteries; its tank strength was 58, and it was led by one of Britains 'tank pioneers', G Le Q Martel."

Andy H

[Andy H]

http://history.farmersboys.com/Battles/ ... _arras.htm

The following Regiments were also entilled to claim Arras as a Battle Honour

2Btn Wiltshire Regiment
12th Lancers
Black Watch
Welsh Guards
Northamptonshire Regiment
Bedfordshire Regiment
Manchester Regiment
Inniskilling Fusiliers
Royal Scots Fusiliers

Andy H

[Andy H]

http://www.regiments.org/

Sorry forgot the obvious website

Andy H