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... ** Dunkirk Firr” Attacks against the German positions north-west of Lens, carried out by French colonial troops, were repulsed with heavy losses for the enemy. Calais was captured after a grim fight, as already reported. In Boulogne German tank fired ...
... Supplies to Dunkirk THE French and British troops that are fighting in Northern France are maintaining with a heroism worthy of their traditions a struggle of excep- tional intensity For a fortnight past they have been fighting battle separated from the ...
... It/ l*nrl Dunkirk was the only port at Lord Oort’s disposal, and it was being severely and continually bombed. So long as Dunkirk remained in British possession there was a fair prospect of the evacuation of the B.E.F. from Belgium and Northern France ...
... towards the coast Dunkirk was being fortified by French and British naval engineers. The Admiral commanding the operations there was satisfied with the supply situation. Ships arc reported taking a steady stream of food and war supplies Dunkirk,” the spokesman ...
... insisted that none of the|ceeding! French forces had surrendered aombed übmarin dux’ vanguard, two divisions olasted its way to Dunkirk through the German columns which strove to cut Its line of retreat near Cassel. it was stated. The rearguard was following ...
... air battle attacked yesterday, last night and ■ National Federa- a ternn. to-day by medium and heavy onai workers, and near Dunkirk yesterday a bombers _ ■mber of the Asso- orma o n of Hurricane and The enemy’s advance has been neering and Ship- fio-hters ...
... Those below, giving the thumbs up,” were in a British transport which, after two hours bombing, was sunk by the Nazis off Dunkirk. 'v• -.fix. M. ■■■; •■ . ,'x ...
... the Germans hurled 700,000 and their entire available force of tanks against the 270.000 Allied troops slowly retiring on Dunkirk. FIRST STORIES BY . ft* ' ...
... it held a large number of the enemy, and wa., of invaluable assistance to the main body of the B.E.F. in its withdrawal on Dunkirk. ntain communi- ,o carry out ...
... bursting in the sky The fighi across the E Dunkirk-C FELT THE SHOCKS We saw creat flares, thcr bombs w f the Channel on ' Heavy arly all continu dropped killing another bombs on Diepp n and injurin Enemy I gunned fish says Reuter. ff the coast “TERRIBLE ...
... them. They made off. Two or three half-hearted attempts at bombing followed in the morning. By this time the evacuation of Dunkirk had been begun. After the last few refugees had reached our ship, left the harbour, passed down the coast, and made uneventful ...
... Germans were by now sweeping towards the coast, sending death and destruction ahead with their air armada. I decided to get to Dunkirk, just over 15 miles away. All train and vices were suspended. It was impossible to get a conveyance of any kindeven to buy ...