Refugees in Enghien, Belgium, May 1940

Caption     Refugees in Enghien, Belgium, May 1940 ww2dbase
Photographer    Unknown
Source    ww2dbaseImperial War Museums via Wikimedia Commons
Link to Source    Link
Identification Code   F 4499
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Invasion of France and the Low Countries   Main article  Photos  Maps  
Photo Size 2,480 x 3,245 pixels
Photos on Same Day 12 May 1940
Photos at Same Place Enghien, Wallonie, Belgium
Added By C. Peter Chen
Licensing  According to the United Kingdom National Archives, Crown copyright material that has been created prior to 1 Jun 1957 is considered to be in the public domain.

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1. Anonymous says:
2 Oct 2013 09:01:38 PM

This picture went right to my heart ...v
2. L. Smits says:
28 Apr 2023 07:28:13 AM

"A Dutch family amidst a devastated town after the German invasion, May 1940". Where is this in the Netherlands? It looks more like it is in Belgium or France. I am not 100% either, but it doesn't look typically Dutch. It looks like a house in the middle of the Forest. But the heaviest fights were in Rotterdam. It could be near the Grebbelinie...

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