-
Rhine river. The
force from the
Special Air
Service would be
known as
Frankforce.
Named after the
officer selected to
command it, the
commanding officer...
-
holding the Vimy area, to
create a
contingent which was code-named
Frankforce.
Frankforce was to hold the line of the
river Scarpe to the east of
Arras with...
- May and by the
French from
Cambrai in the
south on 22 May, took place.
Frankforce (Major-General
Harold Franklyn)
consisting of two divisions, had moved...
- made
southwards from Arras, and
Franklyn was ****igned to
command "
Frankforce". "
Frankforce" was
composed of Franklyn's 5th Division,
along with the 50th (Northumbrian)...
-
Weygand to
close this gap
between the
French and
British forces included Frankforce (after Major-General
Harold Franklyn, GOC of the 5th Division), consisting...
- in
addition to his own division,
which was to be
known as "
Frankforce". On 21 May "
Frankforce" was
ordered by
General Lord Gort, Commander-in-Chief (C-in-C)...
- Vimy
Ridge north of
Arras to
prepare for a counter-attack as part of '
Frankforce', in what
became known as the
Battle of
Arras After this
brief check,...
-
Brigade formed '
Frankforce' (under Maj-Gen H.E.
Franklyn of 5th Division) to hold the south-facing
salient around Arras. Next day,
Frankforce counter-attacked...
- a low-flying
German aircraft. By 20 May the
division formed part of '
Frankforce',
helping to
defend a south-facing
salient around Arras. On 22 May, 5th...
-
ordered a
counterattack by
British forces around the city of Arras. "
Frankforce" was to
include the 5th and 50th
Divisions and the 1st Army Tank Brigade...
