To Lose a Battle (109 page)

Werth, Alexander,
312
,
404
,
453–4
,
529
,
557
,
562
,
590
,
618

Westphal, General S.,
144

Weygand, General Maxime: parentage, character, career,
554–6
; and Foch,
50
,
554
,
556
,
564
,
566
,
590
,
594
,
664
; orders motorization,
78
; ignores de Gaulle,
116
; on ‘hot-bed of Communism’,
118
; Daladier on,
164
; Levantine schemes,
182
; Gamelin’s reports to,
292
; Reynaud recalls,
510
; visits Gamelin,
553
; takes over,
554
; relations with Reynaud,
556
; journey home,
557
; moves to Montry,
557
; and Reynaud,
558
; orders civilians off roads,
566
; visits northern front,
566
,
583–6
; Ironside and,
572
,
622
; meets Leopold,
584–5
; and Billotte,
585–6
; misses Gort, returns by sea,
586–7
; ‘Weygand Plan’,
589–96
,
620
; it fails to materialize,
602
,
604
; is postponed,
606
,
626
; it collapses,
609
; and ‘honour’,
591
,
623
,
626
,
630
,
652
,
665
,
672
; Ismay and Churchill on,
592
; rekindles Churchill’s faith,
595
; and deserters in London, poor morale,
602
; and ‘separate peace’ lobby,
622–4
,
628
; and British withdrawal,
622
; one last battle,
630
,
639–41
; and evacuation of French,
632
; Weygand Line,
640–1
,
644
; encouraged by French resistance,
641
; Order of the Day,
643
; declares Paris ‘open city’,
645
; demands British fighter support,
650
; defeatist,
651–3
; and fear of revolution,
652–3
; and military capitulation,
658
; and armistice,
665
; later career,
677–8

Wietersheim, General von,
207
,
424
,
502
,
597

Wilhelm, Crown Prince of Germany,
86
,
90
,
203

Wilmot, Chester,
353

Wilson, President Woodrow,
54
,
56
,
63

Windsor, Duke of,
145
,
248

Winterbotham, Group Captain,
634
,
636

Wispelaere, Lieutenant de,
308

Witry,
264

Witzig, Lieutenant Rudolf,
269

Wood, Sir Kingsley,
142

Young, Desmond,
320
,
375

Ypres,
584–9
,
616
,
620

Yser, River,
585
,
588
,
593
,
616

Yugoslavia,
610

Yvoir,
307–8
,
378
,
413

Zog, King of Albania,
248

Index of Military Units

FRENCH

1st Armoured,
313
,
376
,
378
,
408
,
410
,
413
,
430
,
439
,
473
,
477
,
496
,
516
,
518

2nd Armoured,
293
,
313
,
425
,
427–9
,
439
,
469–71
,
496–7
,
501
,
512
,
516
,
534
,
541

3rd Armoured,
293
,
313
,
364
,
386–7
,
395–400
,
419–24
,
439
,
516
,
644

4th Armoured,
490–6
,
516
,
539–40

1st D.L.C.,
234
,
311
,
469

2nd D.L.C.,
274–5
,
285–6
,
302–3
,
396
,
594

3rd D.L.C.,
275
,
285
,
468–9

4th D.L.C.,
234
,
273
,
281–2
,
306–7
,
308
,
497–8

5th D.L.C.,
276
,
284–6
,
300
,
302–3
,
373
,
392
,
397
,
404
,
594

1st D.L.M.,
469
,
497
,
500
,
513
,
542
,
547
,
575

2nd D.L.M.,
607

3rd D.L.M.,
396
,
576

3rd Motorized,
293
,
313
,
364
,
386–7
,
395
,
397–8
,
419
,
439

5th Motorized,
234
,
310–11
,
330
,
413
,
479

9th Motorized,
497

25th Motorized,
601

3rd Light,
508
,
517

23rd Light,
517

14th Infantry,
293
,
313
,
423
,
425
,
644

18th Infantry,
234
,
274
,
310–11
,
331
,
333
,
378–9
,
412–13
,
430
,
473

22nd Infantry,
234
,
274
,
378–9
,
413
,
430
,
500

36th Infantry,
293
,
439

53rd Infantry,
234
,
236
,
274
,
360
,
392–3
,
425
,
427
,
439

55th Infantry,
235–6
,
285
,
302
,
315
,
337
,
339
,
358
,
360–3
,
384–5

61st Infantry,
234
,
415
,
417
,
430

71st Infantry,
235–6
,
239
,
313
,
315–16
,
339
,
346
,
363–5
,
383
,
385
,
455

87th Infantry,
293

102nd Fortress,
234
,
367
,
380
,
382
,
414
,
417

1st North African,
440
,
500
,
513
,
542