North-West Europe campaign of 1940 explained

North-West Europe campaign of 1940 is a battle honour given to several regiments in the British Army. It refers to the land campaign starting with the invasion of France in May 1940, and ending with the evacuation of the British Expeditionary Force from Dunkirk and other ports.

List of units

The following units were awarded the battle honour,

• East Lancashire Regiment^[1]
• South Lancashire Regiment^[1]
• The Loyal Regiment (North Lancashire)^[1]
• Duke of Wellington's Regiment^[2]
• Grenadier Guards^[3]
• South Staffordshire Regiment^[4]
• Gloucestershire Regiment^[5]
• Coldstream Guards^[6]
• West Yorkshire Regiment^[7]
• 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards^[8]
• Royal Dragoon Guards^[9]

See also

• North-West Europe 1942 (Battle honour)
• North-West Europe campaign of 1944–45

Notes and References

1. http://www.lancashireinfantrymuseum.org.uk/984-2/ Battle Honours
2. http://www.dwr.org.uk/history/regimental-battle-honours/ Regimental Battle Honours
3. http://www.ekb.org.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=20&Itemid=58 Honorary Distinctions or Battle Honours
4. https://staffordshireregimentmuseum.com/battle-honours.html Battle honours of the Staffordshire Regiment
5. http://www.glosters.org/honours.htm Battle Honours The Gloucestershire Regiment 28th LXI
6. Lewis Pearce, "Battle honours", appx. A in, Julian Paget, Second to None: The History of the Coldstream Guards 1650 2000, Pen and Sword, 2000 .
7. https://www.forces-war-records.co.uk/units/3532/west-yorkshire-regiment Unit History: West Yorkshire Regiment
8. https://web.archive.org/web/20181006225118/http://www.qdg.org.uk/pages/Detailed-History-56.php Detailed history of 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards
9. http://www.rdgmuseum.org.uk/history-and-research/battle-honours/ Battle Honours of The Royal Dragoon Guards