Memorial Division Janssen

This memorial commemorates the Division Janssen (12eme Division d'Infanterie Motorisée), which fought in this area in June 1940. Two other commemorative plaques have been placed on this monument. One for the crew of the Étendard that was sunk after being torpedoed by the German Navy on April 25, 1917. Text sign: Let us remember The 72 officers non-commissioned officers and sailors of the Torpedo boat "Étendard" Died for France April 25, 1917 Opposite Bray-Dunes The other is for the Bourrasoue torpedo boat that sank on May 30, 1940 during Operation Dynamo. Text memorial stone: The town of Bray-Dunes And the veterans of the Dunkerque navy As a tribute to the crew of the torpedo boat Bouraque that sank on May 30, 1940 during Operation Dynamo in the North Sea