hands himself in after one person shot in Wormhout At least five people have been killed in shootings in and around a migrant camp near the northern French city of Dunkirk A 22-year-old man claiming to be the gunman handed himself to the nearby Ghyvelde police station at 5pm local time on Saturday The alleged perpetrator told police he killed a person in the French town of Wormhout and subsequently took the lives of four others at the Loon-Plage refugee camp The four victims at the camp were understood to be two security agents and two people residing there Authorities found three more weapons in the suspect’s car It was not immediately clear what the motives were for the shootings at Wormhout and Loon-Plage refugees have been camping in the area for years predominantly “Kurdish or Afghan and including many families with small children” You don't have permission to access the page you requested What is this page?The website you are visiting is protected.For security reasons this page cannot be displayed A shooting occurred near a refugee camp in France, resulting in five fatalities, including two security agents, informs BFMTV in Lun-Plage and Wormhout near Dunkirk in northern France the suspect approached the gendarmerie himself Four people were shot between 4:00 PM and 4:30 PM the victims include two security agents and two migrants He stated that the two agents were targeted while patrolling the port area two migrants were killed between Lun-Plage and Dunkirk "Rescuers were called at 3:15 PM in connection with this fifth killing It involved a 29-year-old man found 'lifeless on the public road lying with a bullet wound.' He died on the spot," BFMTV adds an elderly man opened fire on mosque-goers in southern France six people were injured in a shooting at a bar HistoryNet Not unlike the legendary 300 Spartans at Thermopylae the small group successfully beat back an onslaught of German troops to allow British forces to escape from Dunkirk “It wasn’t so much a meeting engagement as it was a planned defensive position by the British to hold that route point for as long as possible,” Lt Keith Kiddie (Ret.) of the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers told Military History in an interview “People always know about the retreat to Dunkirk and the fighting on the beachhead and how they got the Army off the beaches—everybody knows that story,” he said “But nobody knows the bits of that story that came together to make it happen.” Kiddie helps organize visits on behalf of the Fusiliers Association to the former massacre site which today holds a shrine and memorial with trees planted in memory of the fallen The shrine stands on the site of the barn where the British soldiers were killed by the Waffen SS The walls inside are covered with poppy wreaths and tributes to the deceased At about midnight on May 26 the brave group of soldiers received their orders to defend the Wormhoudt area, according to the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers Museum in Warwickshire The troops had only about one hour of sleep They were virtually out of ammunition before they even started—and yet they managed to hold off the SS for a considerable time,” said Graham Minshull “They managed to get a lot more people away from the beaches than they would have done if Wormhoudt had fallen.” The men literally held off the enemy until they spent their last bullets “Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few,” can also be applied to the British rearguard at Wormhoudt whose actions enabled an estimated 360,000 British and Allied troops to evacuate from Dunkirk “It shows the tenacity which the British soldier is renowned for,” said Kiddie “British soldiers fighting in defensive positions are well known for being very tough to shift.” Afterwards the men were taken prisoner by the notorious 1st SS Panzer Division Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler The Nazi regime favored the Waffen SS for their bestial extremism and propagandized them as “Hitler’s finest troops.” “First they took all our personal effects—my letter my photographs of my mum and dad and my two sisters my wife,” recalled survivor Albert “Bert” Evans then 19 years old and a private in the Royal Warwickshire Regiment the SS troopers marched the group of about 100 men into an isolated area and crowded them into a small cowshed After ensuring the soldiers were incapable of defending themselves the Germans threw two grenades into the barn They then shot wounded survivors in the back of the head the Nazis failed to break the spirit of the British soldiers who banded together to save their comrades in their final moments Company Sergeant Major Augustus Jennings and Sergeant Stanley Moore threw themselves on grenades to protect their brothers-in-arms Their heroism suppressed the impact of the blasts and contributed to the survival of a handful of men in the barn Lynn-Allen valiantly rescued one of his men—Evans But he didn’t leave me,” Evans recalled 70 years later Lynn-Allen dragged Evans away from the barn in a 200-yard dash to safety They were cornered by a Waffen SS officer in a pond The German shot them both at pointblank range “And that’s how he died. That’s how my captain died. Saving my life,” Evans remembered he was victorious in his last mission—against all odds Evans managed to crawl away from the massacre site and was picked up by a German ambulance unit He survived the war as a POW and passed away in 2013 at age 92 the Waffen SS troops who perpetrated the murders in and around Wormhoudt refused to admit responsibility for their actions Survivors and witnesses testified that officer Wilhelm Mohnke was involved in ordering the massacre spent his life shirking blame for what happened “They always maintained that there was never an order to execute POWs The SS hoped to erase these brave men from memory by stripping them of identification and burying them in a concealed spot However, the opposite has occurred. The soldiers who defended Wormhoudt live on in the hearts and minds of the many people who remember them today. Local French authorities estimate that thousands of veterans from various countries have visited the shrine at Wormhoudt to honor the courage of the men who gave their lives for others local French residents hold annual remembrance services for the fallen heroes.  MH Zita is the editor of both Military History Quarterly and Vietnam Magazine She is currently pursuing a master’s degree in military history She received an award from the National Federation of Press Women in 2022 for her editing work on Vietnam Magazine She has written numerous military history books articles and book reviews and is also an award-winning author Her book “Bernard Montgomery’s Art of War” won a Silver Medal from the Military Writers Society of America She is fluent in German and is a member of the U.K Her areas of interest include the Vietnam War and World Wars I and II Whether they produced battlefield images of the dead or daguerreotype portraits of common soldiers In 1964 an Ohio woman took up the 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responsible for the attack in Loon-Plage Authorities reported that three guns were found in the suspect’s car The Dunkerque Prosecutor’s Office has launched an investigation the body of a man was discovered with gunshot wounds to the head and parts of his body While details about this incident remain unclear authorities have confirmed that an investigation is ongoing Police investigating whether suspect had workplace dispute with firms where three of victims worked French police are still trying to establish the motive for five murders that were committed in the space of less than two hours near the northern port city of Dunkirk on Saturday afternoon A man who handed himself into police later the same day claiming to be responsible for all five fatal shootings has no criminal record and was not known to police or the courts The 22-year-old suspect was taken into custody after surrendering at a police station in Ghyvelde at 5.20pm – about two hours after the first killing took place said the man was “unknown to the police service and judicial authorities” She added that multiple inquiries were under way “to clarify the reasons that led the suspect to commit these crimes” A source familiar with the case said police were investigating whether the man had a professional falling-out with the companies where the first three victims worked A charge of murder combined with other crimes and possession of restricted firearms – five of which were found in the suspect’s car – carries a maximum sentence of life in jail The first victim was a 29-year-old man who died after being shot several times outside his house in Wormhout The local town hall said the man ran a local trucking company were killed as they patrolled an industrial zone adjacent to the port in Loon-Plage Tributes were posted on Facebook to the two men who were known locally for working as bouncers at carnival events Local police and the prefecture said the men were living in a local camp for migrants Le Monde 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victims in Loon-Plage a 22-year-old man showed up at the nearby gendarmerie in Ghyvelde claiming responsibility for the five murders You have 74.68% of this article left to read Lecture du Monde en cours sur un autre appareil Vous pouvez lire Le Monde sur un seul appareil à la fois Ce message s’affichera sur l’autre appareil Parce qu’une autre personne (ou vous) est en train de lire Le Monde avec ce compte sur un autre appareil Vous ne pouvez lire Le Monde que sur un seul appareil à la fois (ordinateur En cliquant sur « Continuer à lire ici » et en vous assurant que vous êtes la seule personne à consulter Le Monde avec ce compte Que se passera-t-il si vous continuez à lire ici Ce dernier restera connecté avec ce compte Vous pouvez vous connecter avec votre compte sur autant d’appareils que vous le souhaitez mais en les utilisant à des moments différents Nous vous conseillons de modifier votre mot de passe Votre abonnement n’autorise pas la lecture de cet article merci de contacter notre service commercial The shooting rampage happened close to a migrant camp in France(Image: UKNIP)The gunman who opened fire on five men in northern France is a security guard who has a "grudge against migrants" is facing life behind bars following the shooting rampage in Dunkirk on Saturday He shot his boss to death and then launched the terrifying attack close to a makeshift camp According to a police source, the gunman headed towards the camp to "settle some scores." Two Iraqui Kurds from the settlement at Loon-Plage They were killed just after the attacker murdered transport company boss The 29-year-old was gunned down infront of his wife and other family members at nearby Wormhout The gunman opened fire at the camp on Saturday (Image: UKNIP)An investigating source said: "The killer arrived at the Dekeister’s farmhouse at around 3pm on Saturday and killed Mr Dekeister infront of his family Mr Dekeister had employed the suspect in a security capacity "After the killing, the suspect got into his car and made his way to the area around the migrant camp at Loon-Plage It is thought that he had a grudge against the migrants living along the coast Paul D, a Dunkirk born French national, saw the two Kurds standing by the side of a road, close to the camp, and shot them both at point-blank-range "He left them no chance of survival," said the source who identified the men by their first names as Marc The gunman is said to have a grudge against migrants (Image: UKNIP)‌Both were in a service vehicle belonging to the Eamus Cork Security security company, which assists the police in patrolling the coast. They had a dog with them at the time, and the animal was unharmed All those killed received "precise shots to the head suggesting the killer had a lot of experience with firearms," said the investigating source Special forces police were called to a camp on the Mardyck Road soon after 4pm on Saturday afternoon after early reports of "a lone gunman killing people," said the source All the shootings took place within less than an hour of each other The man then drove some eight miles to the coastal town Ghyvelde, and turned himself into gendarmes at around 5pm, before confessing to all five murders. Four weapons were found in Paul D’s car and he was the legal owner of a Smith and Wesson 44 Remington rifle because he was registered as a hunter Confirming the arrest, a spokesman for Ghyvelde gendarmes said the man "was not known to police," suggesting he had no previous criminal record. On Sunday, the Dunkirk prosecutor opened an investigation into a quintuple murder David Calcoen, the Mayor of Wormhout, said: "I am stunned by what has happened. I cannot understand how this could have happened." Identities of migrant victims were not immediately released, said Eric Rommel, the Mayor of Loon Plage. AT least five people including two security guards have reportedly been killed in a shooting spree at a French migrant camp near Dunkirk. The horror shooting took place in Loon-Plage before a person claiming to be the gunman turned himself in, French media reports. Special forces police were first called to the camp on Saturday afternoon after reports of "a lone gunman killing people", said an investigating source. They identified the self-confessed killer as Paul D., a 22-year-old from Dunkirk who claimed to be a "former colleague" of the dead security guards. Paul D. is said to have gone on a shooting spree around an area full of asylum seekers sleeping rough. Four of his victims died around a makeshift camp at Loon-Plage where small boats packed with migrants set off for to the UK from the English Channel beach there. One other victim, reportedly a transport manager, was shot dead before the attack. All those killed received "precise shots to the head, suggesting the killer had a lot of experience with firearms", said an investigating source. The source added: "Four people were shot dead around the camp at Mardyck – two security guards and two migrants. "The gunman is also said to have shot a transport manager earlier in the afternoon." The killer is first thought to have opened fire in Wormhout and then he went inside and shot a 29-year-old public transport manager dead in front of his family He then drove towards Loon-Plage in his car where he reportedly shot two Iraqi Kurd migrants in the head Two security guards working for Eamus Cork Security a company that helps safeguard Dunkirk port They had been travelling in their own vehicle but the alleged killer asked them to get out The man then drove some eight miles to the coastal town of Ghyvelde a spokesman for Ghyvelde gendarmes said the man "was not known to police" suggesting he had no previous criminal record He now remains in custody and faces murder charges and he was the legal owner of a Smith and Wesson 44 Remington rifle ‘I cannot understand how this could have happened.’ There are frequent reports of gun and knife violence by people smugglers around the migrant camps in northern France Our journalists strive for accuracy but on occasion we make mistakes. For further details of our complaints policy and to make a complaint please click this link: thesun.co.uk/editorial-complaints/ One of the most remarkable stories that have come out of the Second World War has been preserved for generations to come This is the story of a soldier who narrowly escaped one of the worst atrocities committed in the Second World War A Housing Association called Cartrefi Conwy has decided to save the memories of Alf Davies Cartrefi Conwy has announced that it is going to bury the capsule at the site of one of its newest housing developments This housing scheme is called Cysgod y Gogarth which is the Welsh for ‘Shadow of the Orme’ It is located off Trinity Avenue in Llandudno Alf will move into this development early in the summer Alf recorded his memories last year in a documentary film The documentary was later added to the archives of Llandudno Museum The wartime story of Alf Davies starts when his convoy of fifty soldiers in three trucks was making its way to a friendly area they were ambushed and attacked by the German SS Alf managed to escape the initial chaos by jumping into a river; he was followed by some other soldiers they stole a motorbike and made their way to Dunkirk beach where they were rescued by other Allied forces Alf recalls that the men the SS had captured on that day were taken to a POW camp and were later executed one by one The chief executive of Cartrefi Conwy was very delighted and grateful to Alf for allowing them to record his memories and save them for the next generation He said that these memories give us an insightful glimpse into our past He added that he was certain that future generations will find these memories and the idea of preserving such memories equally amazing Ian Harvey is one of the authors writing for WAR HISTORY ONLINE