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Dunkirk

... Dunkirk IN contradiction to Hitler, historians rightly declare that the collapse of the German Army in 1918 waa due to the fact that the Allied forc33 comprised better men, better armed and better led. Provided our brass-hats are not too proud to learn—and ...

Published: Wednesday 23 October 1940
Newspaper: Leicester Evening Mail
County: Leicestershire, England
Type: | Words: 60 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

Dunkirk

... Dunkirk Men Re-land In France THE evacuation of men of the B.E.F. and the French Army from Northern France is still going on. Marfy men are going direct to France with their French Navy rescuers. This is the latest position at Dunkirk according to the ...

Published: Tuesday 04 June 1940
Newspaper: Nottingham Journal
County: Nottinghamshire, England
Type: | Words: 267 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

WAS AT DUNKIRK

... WAS AT DUNKIRK For tko months, he told an Evening MaU representative, his Belgian steamer had been used for the transport of troops, then he assisted in the evacuation of Dunkirk, and, now that his ship has been taken over by the British Government. he ...

Published: Tuesday 29 October 1940
Newspaper: Leicester Evening Mail
County: Leicestershire, England
Type: | Words: 171 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

Dunkirk

... Dunkirk THE first list of honours to the Navy’s heroes of Dunkirk was published in a supplement to the “London Gazette’ last night- Awards are made for Good services in organising the withdrawal to England under Are and In the face of many and great ...

Published: Saturday 08 June 1940
Newspaper: Nottingham Journal
County: Nottinghamshire, England
Type: | Words: 237 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

DUNKIRK

... DUNKIRK. It was though in a vision We began our retreat. Though quickly we fled was not In defeat. For those men will return With hate In their hearts TUI Berlin and the Germans Are blasted apart The Germans were many. The Allies were few— But whatever ...

Published: Saturday 12 October 1940
Newspaper: Lincolnshire Chronicle
County: Lincolnshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 591 | Page: 9 | Tags: none

DUNKIRK

... DUNKIRK Tha following •oul-atlrrlng line* are trom the pen an airman, stationed Somewhere la Llncolnahire fiorld felt shiver of horror. While the stoutest heart sickened with gloom. And even the wisest of England Could see nought for the Army but doom ...

Published: Saturday 02 November 1940
Newspaper: Lincolnshire Chronicle
County: Lincolnshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 529 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

DUNKIRK

... DUNKIRK Nineteen life-boats of the Institution formed part of the fantastic armada of little boats which evacuated the B.E.F. from Dunkirk. These life-Loats brought off from the beaches thousands of men. All the life-boats were damaged. One was lost. ...

Published: Wednesday 09 October 1940
Newspaper: Skegness News
County: Lincolnshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 57 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

KILLED AT DUNKIRK

... KILLED AT DUNKIRK I Official news has been received this week that Pte. George Edward Clarke. of 52. City-road. Beeston. was killed in action during the evacuation of Ounkirk. Pte. Clarke was in the Royal Army Service Corps and prior to the outbreak of ...

Published: Saturday 13 July 1940
Newspaper: Stapleford & Sandiacre News
County: Nottinghamshire, England
Type: | Words: 229 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

DUNKIRK MAN

... DUNKIRK MAN The Preston Fire Brigade did splendid work, the officers making attempts at great peril to get at the people, but they were unsuccessful, and were only able to recover the bodies after the fire had been extinguished. All the bodies were found ...

Published: Saturday 21 December 1940
Newspaper: Leicester Evening Mail
County: Leicestershire, England
Type: | Words: 128 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

IN DUNKIRK RETREAT

... IN DUNKIRK RETREAT He was responsible for the handling the French forces during the retreat on Dunkirk. General Conda was formerly Inspector-General ot Artillery, and was regarded as the greatest expert In the handling of the French Id’s.—British United ...

Published: Thursday 22 August 1940
Newspaper: Nottingham Journal
County: Nottinghamshire, England
Type: | Words: 40 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

Fortnight of Dunkirk

... Fortnight of Dunkirk Pram QORDON HOLMAN (Ixahanca Spaalal Carnap and ant wNh tha Maaiharii Command). fixed bayonets, British troops ran vv through the main street of a North-East Coast town yesterday. They turned off to comb the byway* while Bren gun ...

Published: Thursday 19 September 1940
Newspaper: Nottingham Journal
County: Nottinghamshire, England
Type: | Words: 460 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

AGROUND AT DUNKIRK

... AGROUND AT DUNKIRK many years, Nottingham people went down the River Trent to Colwick on a pleasure steamer named the Empress. Thousands of people knew her well, but she will not make any more pleasure cruises for she now lies aground on the beach at ...

Published: Tuesday 11 June 1940
Newspaper: Nottingham Journal
County: Nottinghamshire, England
Type: | Words: 376 | Page: 5 | Tags: none