- Contributed by
- georgilaidler
- People in story:
- royal norfolk reg
- Location of story:
- france 1940
- Background to story:
- Army
- Article ID:
- A3049021
- Contributed on:
- 25 September 2004
in may 1940 soldiers of the royal norfolks and canadian soldiers were captured in or around the town of la paradis.they were rounded up and put into an area and massacered by their german captures.this murder was not for some reason mentioned in any of your programes that have covered the dunkirk account.97 men were murdered 2 men did escape from this one of whom wrote a book.prehapes you should look up your history a bit more and add to your program what should be in it and what occured.if they were alive today they would be sick at what they see.it is these men that should be remmembered as well. if not more than the ones that escaped the beaches
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