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FLANDERS BATTLE

... FLANDERS BATTLE Nearly All Nazi Armoured Divisions Batter at B.E.F. in Their Retreat to Sea, But R.A.F. are Smashing Them as Grim Battle Goes on WITH heavy fighting, most violent on the Yser and in the neighbourhood of Cassel, the British and French retreat ...

Published: Thursday 30 May 1940
Newspaper: Lincolnshire Echo
County: Lincolnshire, England
Type: | Words: 1481 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

Lincolnshire Echo

... already evacuated have reached important jppepoittohs,’* A number Belgian units which refused to obey Leopold's order to surrender have now reached the port with their officers, who include army corps general. More than 100.000 then have been evacuated from ...

Published: Saturday 01 June 1940
Newspaper: Lincolnshire Echo
County: Lincolnshire, England
Type: | Words: 513 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

Lincolnshire Echo

... TUESDAY, JUNE 4. 1940 Little Craft Fetched B.E.F. —* amc ING the coastal towns sharing in the epic story of the evacuation the B-E.F. from Flanders, was Poole, which was stripped small craft last Wednesday. About vessels were assembled, flsbing sntarks. the ...

Published: Tuesday 04 June 1940
Newspaper: Lincolnshire Echo
County: Lincolnshire, England
Type: | Words: 309 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

ALLIES AS ONE

... ships covering the evacuation, and every possible plane that can be spared, will be hammering the Germans bring about this final and complete triumph. is emphasised in London to-day that the withdrawal of the forces from •Flanders is combined Allied operation ...

Published: Saturday 01 June 1940
Newspaper: Lincolnshire Echo
County: Lincolnshire, England
Type: | Words: 412 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

KILLED ON FIRST GUARD

... Five-year-old Allan Malt, Wood Qraeß, London, went with bis two brothers and his schoolmates on Thursday Newquay, Cornwall—evacuated under the Government’s scheme ensure safety for our children. Today Allan's parents were informed that had been killed lorry ...

Published: Tuesday 18 June 1940
Newspaper: Lincolnshire Echo
County: Lincolnshire, England
Type: | Words: 257 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

HITLER LOSES 500,001 HIS PLANS FOILED

... “the largest attacking force in history,” British and French troops are still maintaining their epic rearguard action in Flanders. Central Lord Cort, Commander-In-Chief of the 8.E.F., has foiled the plane of the German hordes who hoped to annihilate his ...

Published: Saturday 01 June 1940
Newspaper: Lincolnshire Echo
County: Lincolnshire, England
Type: | Words: 424 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

RESCUE OF NAZI AIRMEN

... RESCUE OF NAZI AIRMEN the Allies’ , desperate rearguard action in Flanders, tens of thousands of British soldiers —and French, too continued to pour into England to-day, safe home from one of the most glorious battlefields in the history of war. According ...

Published: Saturday 01 June 1940
Newspaper: Lincolnshire Echo
County: Lincolnshire, England
Type: | Words: 620 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

B.E.F. MEN COM MOST MAY CE

... The beaches and sand dunes around Dunkirk have been alive with troops for the past three days, waiting to, be evacuated and being evacuated. At more and more frequent Intervals German aircraft appear over them and drop bombs, and fire their machine-guns ...

Published: Friday 31 May 1940
Newspaper: Lincolnshire Echo
County: Lincolnshire, England
Type: | Words: 469 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

BOMBS SINK BRITISH A.A. CRUISER

... which have •■i, assisting in the evacuation the from Flanders. has been •wanted the Grand Cross of the Legion. Hogoqr. The troop* ere arriving In their thsusands, and It la hoped that most of the 8.1. F. may be evacuated, although the difficulties and dangers ...

Published: Friday 31 May 1940
Newspaper: Lincolnshire Echo
County: Lincolnshire, England
Type: | Words: 744 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

MARVEL OF WITHDRAWAL

... and French troops are being safely landed in England, their comrades in Flanders are grimly continuing their great rearguard action against the German hordes. Figures of the evacuation are not permissible, but it is stated that they are very large. Allied ...

Published: Friday 31 May 1940
Newspaper: Lincolnshire Echo
County: Lincolnshire, England
Type: | Words: 1219 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

DEFENDERS COES ON

... Bombing Activity France: Preparing for New Onslaught ORE the heroitf de- VI tenders of the aor them armies from Flanders are being speedily evacuated, protected by Allied Naval and Air Forces. ven dubbed Henry VI France, The Soldier s Bible’ , the spokesman ...

Published: Monday 03 June 1940
Newspaper: Lincolnshire Echo
County: Lincolnshire, England
Type: | Words: 1422 | Page: 1 | Tags: none