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ALLIED COMMANDER-INCHIEF IN ANKARA

... with the chiefs the Allied forces in the Near East.—Press Association PHANTOM BATTERY REACHES LEEDS HEROES OF DUNKIRK EVACUATION Fought Their La*t Action on Sand Dune* Some the last men out of Dunkirk have passed through Leeds—gunners who fought their ...

Published: Wednesday 05 June 1940
Newspaper: Yorkshire Evening Post
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 320 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

The Princess Royal talking to soldiers this afternoon at the Y.M.C.A canteen at Leeds City station

... those having snacks in the canteen the time, and she spoke to each them, asking them about their experiences Flanders and about the evacuation, she stayed talking for some time to two soldiers who came over in a ship under heavy bombardment from the air ...

Published: Thursday 13 June 1940
Newspaper: Yorkshire Evening Post
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 180 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

CALAIS HELD DESPITE NAZI CLAIM

... defensive action, the French spontaneously evacuated •harp salient. On the Channel coast the Boulogne Citadel fell late yesterday afternoon, but this morning Calais wis still held the French. Enormous Losses -In Flanders the Germans are attacking regardless ...

Published: Monday 27 May 1940
Newspaper: Yorkshire Evening Post
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 492 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

Entrenched Camp

... flags.-—Press Associatloln War Special. EVACUATION OF CHILDREN More May be Moved Next Week the view of the Government It may necessary to start some time next week the evacuation of school children from evacuation areas other than the East and South- East ...

NEWS OF SERVICEMEN

... Captain the Hon. Lionel J. O. Lambart, who missing, believed killed, while commanding H.M.S. Orlve, which was sunk during the evacuation from Dunkirk. the elder brother and heir-presumptive of Field- Marshal the Earl of Cavan. Chief of the Xmperial General ...

Published: Saturday 15 June 1940
Newspaper: Yorkshire Evening Post
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 219 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

Premier and Parliament

... speaking in his best style to-night, broadcast the stirring story of how more than four-fifths of the B.E.F. have been evacuated from Flanders. When Parliament meets on Tuesday the Prime Minister expected to deal with the wider questions arising out of this ...

GIVE US MORE •PLANES

... MORE •PLANES B.E.F. Demand HEAVY CASUALTIES AMONG GERMANS Many thousands of B.E.F. troops passed through London to-day from Flanders. Among them were a number of A.T.S. girls. A reporter was told that the B.E.F. had inflicted casualties at the rate of at ...

Published: Friday 31 May 1940
Newspaper: Yorkshire Evening Post
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 260 | Page: 10 | Tags: none

Experienced Nazi Methods

... go. They were undaunted. Alive With 'Plane** A party of E.AJd.C. men who arrived this morning described their evacuation from the Flanders beaches. They were taken off the sands by boats transports. The sky was alive with enemy •planes. said one man ...

Published: Friday 31 May 1940
Newspaper: Yorkshire Evening Post
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 415 | Page: 10 | Tags: none

MR. CHURCHILL ON THE SAVING OF 335,000

... MR. CHURCHILL ON THE SAVING OF 335,000 Secret Session to Discuss Home Defence Evacuation of Dunkirk by the Allied troops Is complete. Admiral Abrial, commander of the French naval forces, was the last man to leave, says a Paris message. THE Prime Minister ...

200,000 MEN WALKED THE PLANK TO SAFETY

... at a naval base on the South-East Coast of England helped to direct the evacuation which saved more than 335,000 officers and men of the Allied Forces beleagured in Flanders. The full story of their part and of the brilliant naval operations which enabled ...

Families Join Forces

... Families Join Forces other cases families depleted by evacuation or war service agreed to Join forces. At estates more on the outskirts of the city transfers have been requested tenants who, having to work, late night and at week-ends, find restricted ...

Berlin and the Capitulation

... Several civilians were killed.— Press Association War Special. Evacuation The official German News Agency. In Its front report this evening, states that most tho British forces position to evacuated from Belgium have already embarked. In the Northern sector ...