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FLANDERS ONSLAUGHT CONTINUES

... FLANDERS ONSLAUGHT CONTINUES Paris, Tuesday. VONTINIJING their campaign of ruthless bombing of civilians German airmen flying low yesterday machine gunned a procession of communicants. including a number of children. There were many victims. A hospital ...

Published: Tuesday 28 May 1940
Newspaper: Shields Daily News
County: Northumberland, England
Type: Article | Words: 297 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

FLANDERS WITHDRAWAL FEAT GOES ON

... arriving in their thousands, and it is hoped that most of the B.E.F. may be evacuated although the difficulties and dangers increase every hour. As it is this mass evacuation is a stupendous feat only made possible by the dauntless efficiency of the Royal ...

Published: Friday 31 May 1940
Newspaper: Shields Daily News
County: Northumberland, England
Type: Article | Words: 802 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

STRONG FLANDERS DEFENCE

... STRONG FLANDERS DEFENCE Desperate Nazi Bid to Overwhelm Allies ENEMY DISREGARDING HEAVY LOSSES Paris, Monday. FIGHTING in the north is increasing In violence, said the of fi cial French military commentator today. He said that in the Battle of Flanders ...

Published: Monday 27 May 1940
Newspaper: Shields Daily News
County: Northumberland, England
Type: Article | Words: 1044 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

Evacuation Of Dunkir

... Paris state that the evacuation was without precedent in military history. Even up to three days ago it was thought that it would not be possible to evacuate more than 100 000 men. German headquarters in a survey of the Flanders fighting give their losses ...

Published: Wednesday 05 June 1940
Newspaper: Shields Daily News
County: Northumberland, England
Type: Article | Words: 205 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

INDIANS PROVE THEMSELVES IN FLANDERS TREK

... INDIANS PROVE THEMSELVES IN FLANDERS TREK Sturdy Indian soldiers who passed through the flames of Dunkirk after marching for days during which it seemed almost impossible that they could get away unscathed aer now at s camping ground somewhere in England ...

Published: Tuesday 11 June 1940
Newspaper: Shields Daily News
County: Northumberland, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 1535 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

Evacuation of Dunkirk's Heroic Rearguard Goes On TROOPS' GREAT DISCIPLINE

... who have covered the evacuation of the northern armies from Flanders is going steadily forward in spite of aerial bombing and bombardment by German long-range guns. The troops with their arms and baggage are being embarked with perfect precision. They ...

Published: Monday 03 June 1940
Newspaper: Shields Daily News
County: Northumberland, England
Type: Article | Words: 85 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

DUNKIRKand the three weeks before THE despatches of Lord Gort, who was Comviander-in-Chief of the B.E.F. during ..

... Comviander-in-Chief of the B.E.F. during the Battle of Flanders, are to be published to-morrow. They cover the period from the start of the German invasion of the Low Countries to the evacuation, three weeks’ later, of the British forces from Dunkirk ...

Published: Thursday 16 October 1941
Newspaper: Newcastle Journal
County: Northumberland, England
Type: | Words: 80 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

TWO AIMS

... Northern Europe more evacuation measures are reported. Preparations for the evacuation of the civil population have been made by the Germans at Thielt in Western Flanders. All German families who removed to Courtrai, also in Western Flanders, after the Ruhr ...

Published: Tuesday 25 April 1944
Newspaper: Newcastle Journal
County: Northumberland, England
Type: | Words: 368 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

WEEKLY CORN RETURNS

... Northumberland who took part in the Greek hostilities, was safely evacuated from Greece. The Duke who '.creeded to the title on the death et Ms brother, who was killed in rearguard action in Flanders test Joae, unmarried. , He is the tenth Duka and was studying ...

Published: Thursday 22 May 1941
Newspaper: Berwick Advertiser
County: Northumberland, England
Type: Article | Words: 87 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

LOST EQUIPMENT

... be paid for other articles of kit and clothing lost. Paris Buses Aided In Flanders Trek Buses which helped refugees to escape from the war shattered towns and villages of Flanders are back on the streets of Paris—some of them still daubed wdith cuude camouflage ...

Published: Tuesday 04 June 1940
Newspaper: Newcastle Journal
County: Northumberland, England
Type: | Words: 188 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

OFFICER'S EXPERIENCE

... OFFICER'S EXPERIENCE Officer ■ back front Flanders told the Sews some his experiences iu the evacuation. the order came for the evacuation he made his way back to Dunkirk. told of German planes bombing and machine-guning. and plight refugees. described ...