Repatriation of French Forces to France after Dunkirk

[AlanD]

Of the approximately 338,00 troops evacuated to the UK from Dunkirk around a third were French. However, I understand that a number of these returned to France later. How was this organized and what arrangements were put in place for this. Also, how many servicemen returned and did they take any small arms they may have brought with them on being evacuated from Dunkirk or any other French ports ?

Regards

AlanD
Sydney

[Carl Schwamberger]

Nearly all were returned to France. Most before the Amistice. A very small number asked to join DeGualles group.

[Loïc]

all, all, all but around 2000 wounded

not counting the case of naval military and merchants crews on their ships, the only French military personnel the 18th june on the English soil didn't come from Dunkirk early june but limited to 4500 men of the 1ère DLCh withdrawn from Norway, sent partially to Britanny, and re-evacuated to Great Britain with the fall of Brest and its area

[Polar bear]

hi,

How was this organized and what arrangements were put in place for this.

An apparent case of misorganisation, error and "fog of war" was the sinking of the steamer "Meknés" by the German Schnellboot S 27.
Sadly, more than 400 of 1100 soldies embarked for repatriation lost their lives.
http://www.lesoubliesdumeknes.fr/Meknes ... marine.pdf

greetings, the pb