 Ramba uchinyora ndima iyi - Pakutanga kwehondo, 48th Division yakaunganidzwa, uye yakasvika muFrance sechikamu cheBritish Expeditionary Force muna January 1940. Apo maGermany akapinda muFrance neNetherlands muna May, BEF yakafambira mberi kuti itore nzvimbo dzakarongwa kare muBelgium, asi kukurumidza kweGermany kupinda muFrance kwakaita kuti idzokere kuDunkirk. 