Were the Battle of Dunkirk's soldiers culturally diverse?

There were very few non-white troops if any at Dunkirk. This was because the British hadn't got as far as mobilising Empire forces at that time and the French never did for obvious reasons. read more

There were some (very few) diverse cultures at Dunkirk. A French Zoave unit for example. But by and large, most of the troops at Dunkirk were white, just like the Armies they came from. read more

Faced with manpower shortages, British imperialists had recruited up to 1.4 million Indian soldiers. France enlisted nearly 500,000 troops from its colonies in Africa and Indochina. Nearly 400,000 African Americans were also inducted into US forces. The first world war’s truly unknown soldiers are these non-white combatants. read more