Bulletholes Duries Farm
This farm was the last place where C Company of the 2nd Battalion of the Royal Norfolks could stand and where they surrendered on 27 May 1940. The bullet impacts from the fights are still visible.
After their surrender, they were executed. 97 soldiers died.
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Source
- Text: Fedor de Vries
- Photos: TracesOfWar
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