{"product_id":"doullens-to-lille-british-army-june-1940-pow-march-via-bethune-hunt-1941-map-p-7-028440","title":"Doullens to Lille—British Army June 1940 POW march via Béthune—Hunt 1941 map","description":"\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e[Doullens to Seclin and Lille]—Sheet Three\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eOne of a remarkable series of illustrated diary maps by 2nd Lieutenant Leslie C. Hunt of the East Surrey Regiment depicting the June 1940 march of British troops captured after the fall of Dunkirk from France through Belgium and Holland to German POW camp Oflag VII Cs.  Drawn by Hunt in captivity, approved by German camp authorities and by British censors and published in Britain in 1941. Hunt follows the prisoners from Doullens through St Pol, Béthune and La Bassée to Seclin outside Lille, 18–20 June 1940. The map records a racecourse camp, some 3,000 prisoners at Béthune and food offered by civilians and mining communities. Vignettes of ruins, Vimy’s military graves, Lens and Lille punctuate the red route.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Antiquemapsandprints.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53843355763035,"sku":"P-7-028440","price":115.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0923\/9583\/1643\/files\/P-7-028440a.jpg?v=1787236462","url":"https:\/\/www.antiquemapsandprints.com\/products\/doullens-to-lille-british-army-june-1940-pow-march-via-bethune-hunt-1941-map-p-7-028440","provider":"Antiquemapsandprints.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}