Aftermath of the Battle of Dunkerque at Plage de Gray-Dunes: Debris and Wrecked English Expeditionary Corps Vehicles in a Canal (August 7, 1940)

This photograph captures the destructive aftermath of the Battle of Dunkerque on August 7, 1940, at 'Plage de Gray-Dunes'. The scene depicts a canal filled with debris and wrecked, partially submerged military vehicles, offering a repulsive impression of the destruction of the English Expeditionary Force (Expeditiozskorps) near Dunkerque, as noted in the archival text. The image, titled “Hier wird jetzt aufgeräumt” (All is cleared away here), documents the devastation following the military operation.