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... MAY 20. l oreen Gladys Parlman (7), Thread Dunkirk F.:aidli M. Hsi) (is 18). ill street. To nham. Ruth Brenda Marsh (7 Maranatlia.'• Woodlands Road. Lyminge. Doris Mars May Broad i9l, 30. Ca weazle. Tenterden. Tons hit, head 110). rare of tlrw. Greemtrcet ...

Published: Friday 17 May 1940
Newspaper: Kentish Express
County: Kent, England
Type: Advertisement | Words: 230 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

May 25, 1940 (266 th Day)

... May 25, (266 th Day) Four hours’ air battle between Calais and Dunkirk. . . R.A.F. shoot down at least 20 German bombers and fighters and put another 20 out of action. . . Only five British casualties. ...

Published: Friday 31 May 1940
Newspaper: Northampton Mercury
County: Northamptonshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 38 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

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... soak well into the ground, and the whole the area to the south-west of Dunkirk from the neighbourhood Graveliues almost to St. Omer has reverted to, the huge marsh it was some 20 centuries ago, when it held up Caesar’s legions. To the north-east the water ...

GERMAN CLAIMS “ ACROSS THE SCHELDT ; DOVER BOMBED ”

... badly damaged by bombs. “The German air force also successs fully bombed the Korts Dunkirk and Dover. German high speedboats torpedoed and sank an enemy destroyer off Dunkirk.” vl On inquiry at the Air Ministry to-day the Press Association was informed that ...

Published: Thursday 23 May 1940
Newspaper: Edinburgh Evening News
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 192 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

THEY HAVE EARNED IT

... military circles state that the whole of the area to the southwest of Dunkirk from the neighbourhood of Gravelines almost to St. Omar has reverted to the huge marsh it was some 20 centuries ago, when it held up Caesar’s legions. To the north-east the ...

Published: Friday 31 May 1940
Newspaper: Evening Despatch
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 603 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

Navies Pound Th&

... Navies Pound Th& In the Dunkirk area are pounding the Nazis and . and French Air Force are high explosives on them. In Berlin it is admitted British must have extricating a number of their Semi-official Berlin reports front stated that the British d were ...

Published: Friday 31 May 1940
Newspaper: Manchester Evening News
County: Lancashire, England
Type: | Words: 170 | Page: 10 | Tags: none

Calais—Dunkirk Air Battle:

... Calais—Dunkirk Air Battle: Spitfires' Triumph• In the four hours between 5.30 and Twenty blesserschnigit 1101 were cm. yesterday R.A.F. squadrons surprised 17.00011. above Calais. @bat down at least 20 German bombers Approaching from the sun British ...

Published: Monday 27 May 1940
Newspaper: Bradford Observer
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 261 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

GERMAN CLAIM TO HAVE BOMBED DOVER TODAY'S German High Command communique states : German forces are slowly ..

... badly damaged by bombs. Th. German Air Force also successfully bombed the ports, Dunkirk and Dover. German high-speed boats torpedoed and sank an enemy destroyer off Dunkirk. Off Narvik (Norway) a battlecruiser was hit and a transport of 3,000 ...

Published: Thursday 23 May 1940
Newspaper: Leicester Evening Mail
County: Leicestershire, England
Type: | Words: 179 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

A MIGHTY BRITISH BLOW TO COME By EVENING MAIL MILITARY EXPERT

... Moreover, the British Armies now forming will contain The Belgian commander disposed of a weight of armour and a mobility 15 t e 20 divisions still intact. It that will match the Germans. sloliet.be assumed that as many; • * .* probably more, and certainly ...

Published: Wednesday 29 May 1940
Newspaper: Leicester Evening Mail
County: Leicestershire, England
Type: | Words: 269 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

TROOPS SOLIDLY HOLD CORRIDOR TO SEA

... French spokesman, describing the situation at Dunkirk, said, “Naval A.A. guns and squadrons of R.A.F. fighters banned the air over the port to German planes.” Allied troops are still holding out solidly in Dunkirk and west of the Yser Canal. They are holding ...

Published: Friday 31 May 1940
Newspaper: Liverpool Evening Express
County: Lancashire, England
Type: | Words: 1703 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

Dover And Dunkirk Bombed Claims German Communique

... was badly damaged by bombs. The Air Force also successfully bombed the ports of Dunkirk and Dover. German high speed boats torpedoed and sank an enemy destroyer off Dunkirk. In general the activity of the air forces on both sides was limited by weather ...

Published: Thursday 23 May 1940
Newspaper: Evening Despatch
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 352 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

DUNKIRK FLOODS STRENGTHEN ALLIED DEFENCES Sea Pours Over Wide Area

... DUNKIRK FLOODS STRENGTHEN ALLIED DEFENCES Sea Pours Over Wide Area Pans. Friday. D , mkirk is hciciinc out magnificently The inundations extending youth-west and north-east of this ,:ntrenchtt camp are now cfnctive. their water having risen owing to the ...

Published: Friday 31 May 1940
Newspaper: Halifax Evening Courier
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 403 | Page: 6 | Tags: none