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... Britain had Sceptical About worked together as one man in the evacuation from Flanders, from which four-fifths of the B.E.F, had returned. A much less proportion of the French would be evacuated, for the French had been in the rearguard. Still, with Britain ...

Published: Wednesday 05 June 1940
Newspaper: Western Mail
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: | Words: 773 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

Great Ravages

... all kinds, ranging from converted liners to trawlers, have taken part in the defence of Dunkirk and the evacuation of the Allied Forces in Flanders. Nazis Difficulties The rest the front is relatively calm j The upper Somme is securely held the French ...

Published: Monday 03 June 1940
Newspaper: Western Mail
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: | Words: 423 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

NEWS OF LLANDUDNO SOLDIERS

... been busy during the lase fortnight as to the late ot young Llandudne soldiers known to nave been in the great struggle in Flanders. but in this review we refrain from mentioning any name not definitely reported oy the War Office or whose relatives have ...

Published: Thursday 06 June 1940
Newspaper: North Wales Weekly News
County: Denbighshire, Wales
Type: | Words: 242 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

Hitler Ising I-ast Reserves

... confusion. In Flanders and on the Meuse there was confusion, and for day or two chaos, but Gen. Weygand is keeping his armies together, and so long as that is done the fury of the German attack is futile —and the Nazis know it. Evacuating Children to Dominions ...

Published: Thursday 13 June 1940
Newspaper: Western Mail
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: | Words: 431 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

Satire and Fantasy

... said believed in miracles. The evacuation from Dunkirk is a miracle. Wales Does Well Wales has risen wonderfully to the occasion in its reception both of battlescarred soldiers straight from Flanders and France and of evacuated schoolchildren. Glowing testimony ...

Published: Tuesday 04 June 1940
Newspaper: Western Mail
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: | Words: 956 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

Russian Attitude

... communiques are still read first. It it alto highly inttratting that when firtt reporting Mr. Churchill't speeaSi on the evacuation of Flanders the Moscow station even glossed over, or omitted, some of the British equipment which he mentioned. Though I do not ...

Published: Friday 07 June 1940
Newspaper: Western Mail
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: | Words: 317 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

WITHDRAWAL OF B.E.F. A TRIUMPH OF allied power “Will Surprise the World” ZEEBRUGGE AGAIN BLOCKED: OTHER PORTS ..

... almost every type of seagoing craft—took part in the evacuation. FILL STORY—PAGE 5. SUCCESS GREATER THAN WE DARED HOPE THE KING A moving message of admiration and sympathy for the Heroes of the Flanders rearguard battle has been received from the King by ...

Published: Tuesday 04 June 1940
Newspaper: Western Mail
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: | Words: 733 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

Optrex ••ANO ■

... in every possible way. After the evacuation Dunkirk 68.000 troops were given food and drink at one East Coast port alone. He stated that 17 canteens and £25.000 Shipment had been lost by the Salvation Army in Flanders. HaRNARDO’S are helping— u BT Baby ...

Published: Friday 07 June 1940
Newspaper: Western Mail
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: | Words: 520 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

Meath Sapper's Presentatian

... Royal Regt. (West Surrey's), son of Mr. and Mrs, Sydney Jones, late of Queen Street . , Neath, was in action in Flanders and was evacuated from Dunkirk on I May 30th. He is an old pupil of Neath I 'County School, and a member of Neath Swimming Club. In ...

Published: Friday 12 July 1940
Newspaper: Neath Guardian
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: | Words: 601 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

Llanrhystyd

... —A Londoner on a visit here this week toil a remarkable story related bi one of the soldiers totorned from the retreat in Flanders. It is to the effect that a thick mist coiered the movement of our troupe at a very critical time th• difficult operations ...

Published: Thursday 06 June 1940
Newspaper: Welsh Gazette
County: Cardiganshire, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 255 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

PERCY AND THE WAS

... liberation and rescue of the Old. We have had a glorious exhibition of the resourcefulness of the British, when we evacuated 885,000 men from Flanders at the beginning of the week. This marvellous feat has stirred the hearts of men and women all over the world ...

Published: Saturday 08 June 1940
Newspaper: Pontypridd Observer
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: | Words: 386 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

HEROIC RESISTANCE TO LAST

... rearguard defenders kept the Germans at bay and prevented them from interfering with the evacuation, exceot with their aircraft and heavy the soldiers from Flanders are already on the front stretching from the Somme to the Rhine -Press Association War Special ...

Published: Wednesday 05 June 1940
Newspaper: Western Mail
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: | Words: 397 | Page: 1 | Tags: none