... FRENCH ARMY ESCAPES TRAP DUNKIRK FLOODED AREA TO BAULK NAZIS vanguard of General Prioux’s army, consisting of two divisions, has blasted its way out of the German trap in Flanders by means of a furious tank battle and has reached Dunkirk, a French military ...

... the french official OIii'MUNIQUE. WAS BEING CARRIED f AT the price of very hard I TINC.” landing supplies for the fortified Dunkirk and the troops who hold overhead land and naval ’planes * petually in action. BATTLE alone last night a *IaI? T, ON of hurricanes ...

... the road to Dunkirk to the Germans, the Allied Command has never lost its coolness for a moment. The watchword immediately went out, “The British and French go on fighting.” The Belgian Army’s task had been to defend the sector north of Dunkirk, while the ...

... coast. Allied units an- holding the fortified area of Dunkirk and they were also still in possession of a part of Calais earlier yesterday evening. Military circles in Paris last night stated that Dunkirk has been transformed into an entrenched camp. ‘OUR ...

... the rear, also retiring columns and troop concentrations in Flanders and Artois. Harbour works at Dunkirk and Dover were bombed. German speedboats off Dunkirk sank an enemy destroyer by torpedo. Activity of both Air Forces was limited by the weather. ...

... Under, the command of Admiral Abrial with a very large number of ships it is engaged in supplying the fortified camp of Dunkirk • On the Somme front a sharp attack by our troops made it possible to-day to reduce the bridgehead which the enemy occupy ...

... aiding the B.E.F. and the French to the utmost of its power. DO NOT IMAGINE THAT IF THE CHANNEL PORTSBOULOGNE, CALAIS AND DUNKIRK—HAVE TO BE ABANDONED THAT MEANS WE CAN NO LONGER HELP THE FRENCH. Any old soldier will tell you that other ports were used ...

... civilian centres. The tale is still incomplete, but it is known that among the places attacked were Bethune. Choques, Lens, Dunkirk, Nancy, Hazebrouck, Calais, Abbeville, Doulens and Albert. Numerous civilian casualties are known to have occurred, although ...

... hemmed-in Northern Prance, our air force again enemy armies bombed the ports of Zeebrugge. many points the enemy is Ostend and Dunkirk.” ...

... CONTINUOUS BATTLE A continuous air battle was fought over the French coast between Calais and Dunkirk yesterday. Pilots reported that the sky was filled with aircraft. A squadron leader spoke of encountering large masses of Messerschmitt 109’s. > Twenty ...

... essential supplies. The troops are in a perilous position, as presumably the Belgian defection leaves them with only the port of Dunkirk as either a source of provisionment or port of evacuation. That much can be done if the latter course should be decided upon ...

... hoped General Weygand would be able to launch big counter-offensive that would have How long the present fighting around Dunkirk will continue I cannot say, but I do know there will be no surrender. General Gort and HOPE FOR A DECISIVE VICTORY. The tali ...