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According to the article, "although constituting only a tenth of the defending Allied force it sustained heavy losses" - but there is no figure given. From the information I have the ratio of casualties between French and British Armies is 100 for 1, 120,000 KIA vs 1,200 KIA. In that situation, what do the 'heavy losses' mean? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Potemkine ( talk • contribs) 16:48, 4 February 2009 (UTC)
I removed this quoted rant from Montomerys memoirs, because it adds nothing to the BEF article and give an unbalanced and onesided assessment of Gorts performance, especially when other secondary sources give a more balanced view of his commandership. StoneProphet ( talk) 05:57, 29 December 2010 (UTC)
Not mentioned at all (apart from "see also Operation Ariel"). Something ought to be done. Alansplodge ( talk) 19:14, 13 January 2011 (UTC)
What about Iceland (1940-41) and the Faroes (1940-46)? 84.2.183.128 ( talk) 22:24, 19 April 2011 (UTC)
This phrase appears in the 'Evacuation' section, para 1: "approximately 198,229 men along with 139,997 French and some Belgian troops". The numbers are not 'approximate', they're as precise as they can be. See the MoS for guidelines on working with numbers. RASAM ( talk) 20:55, 15 February 2012 (UTC)
This is a quick suggestion/critique of the article, but it seems to almost entirely miss the role of the BEF in the battle of France, and unsurprisingly there's an overemphasis on Dunkirk and the other two evacuation operations that are copied from exisitng Wiki pages.
I can see this page can be improved perhaps along these lines:
Any thoughts? Mungo Shuntbox ( talk) 11:46, 11 August 2012 (UTC)
The article incorrectly states that conscription was not considered until after the war began. See /info/en/?search=Military_Training_Act_1939 50.67.20.28 ( talk) 21:54, 26 June 2015 (UTC)
Erik Lund
Dropped in the summary of the Battle of Flanders from French war planning 1920–1940 which needs to be trimmed of French stuff and expanded on the BEF (to follow). Happy to discuss. Keith-264 ( talk) 13:30, 21 October 2016 (UTC)
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Added a couple of paragraphs but it's a work in progress and the rearmament section needs editing to remove duplication. To do later. Keith-264 ( talk) 10:42, 9 April 2017 (UTC)
Submitted for review (C class) Keith-264 ( talk) 23:24, 25 November 2017 (UTC)
Is it not in other articles? Keith-264 ( talk) 20:01, 29 June 2018 (UTC)
@ Facts707: Greetings, thanks for your copy-editing. Keith-264 ( talk) 10:45, 12 February 2021 (UTC)
It's just occurred that the Air Component needs a mention. Keith-264 ( talk) 08:56, 23 February 2023 (UTC)
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According to the article, "although constituting only a tenth of the defending Allied force it sustained heavy losses" - but there is no figure given. From the information I have the ratio of casualties between French and British Armies is 100 for 1, 120,000 KIA vs 1,200 KIA. In that situation, what do the 'heavy losses' mean? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Potemkine ( talk • contribs) 16:48, 4 February 2009 (UTC)
I removed this quoted rant from Montomerys memoirs, because it adds nothing to the BEF article and give an unbalanced and onesided assessment of Gorts performance, especially when other secondary sources give a more balanced view of his commandership. StoneProphet ( talk) 05:57, 29 December 2010 (UTC)
Not mentioned at all (apart from "see also Operation Ariel"). Something ought to be done. Alansplodge ( talk) 19:14, 13 January 2011 (UTC)
What about Iceland (1940-41) and the Faroes (1940-46)? 84.2.183.128 ( talk) 22:24, 19 April 2011 (UTC)
This phrase appears in the 'Evacuation' section, para 1: "approximately 198,229 men along with 139,997 French and some Belgian troops". The numbers are not 'approximate', they're as precise as they can be. See the MoS for guidelines on working with numbers. RASAM ( talk) 20:55, 15 February 2012 (UTC)
This is a quick suggestion/critique of the article, but it seems to almost entirely miss the role of the BEF in the battle of France, and unsurprisingly there's an overemphasis on Dunkirk and the other two evacuation operations that are copied from exisitng Wiki pages.
I can see this page can be improved perhaps along these lines:
Any thoughts? Mungo Shuntbox ( talk) 11:46, 11 August 2012 (UTC)
The article incorrectly states that conscription was not considered until after the war began. See /info/en/?search=Military_Training_Act_1939 50.67.20.28 ( talk) 21:54, 26 June 2015 (UTC)
Erik Lund
Dropped in the summary of the Battle of Flanders from French war planning 1920–1940 which needs to be trimmed of French stuff and expanded on the BEF (to follow). Happy to discuss. Keith-264 ( talk) 13:30, 21 October 2016 (UTC)
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Added a couple of paragraphs but it's a work in progress and the rearmament section needs editing to remove duplication. To do later. Keith-264 ( talk) 10:42, 9 April 2017 (UTC)
Submitted for review (C class) Keith-264 ( talk) 23:24, 25 November 2017 (UTC)
Is it not in other articles? Keith-264 ( talk) 20:01, 29 June 2018 (UTC)
@ Facts707: Greetings, thanks for your copy-editing. Keith-264 ( talk) 10:45, 12 February 2021 (UTC)
It's just occurred that the Air Component needs a mention. Keith-264 ( talk) 08:56, 23 February 2023 (UTC)