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... to Dunkirk to the Germans , the Allied Coinmand has never lost its coolness for a moment . The watchword immediately went out : — The British and French go on fightina . The Belgian Army ' s task had been to cefenfl the sector' north of Dunkirk , -while ...
... mechanised weapons and in the teeth of constant attack from the air . The line of withdrawal is seemingly to the . coast at Dunkirk . The most reassuring feature is the one to be expected—that the Allied forces are making a gallant resistance , their line ...
... and avoid being encircled. Whatever may happen, one may say.that the falling back of the French and gritish troops towards Dunkirk has taken place under conditions much more satisfactory than might have been expected after the surrender of the Belgian Army ...
... REMARKABLE CAPABILITIES (From Qur Air Correspondent) Twelve Boulton-Paul Defiant fighters shot down 37 German ‘planes over Dunkirk, thus staking the Defiant’s claim to the title “destroyer” above that of the much-vaunted Messerschmitt 110, despite the German ...
... warfare on the order of their King and without any warning given to their British and French comrades, thus opening the road to Dunkirk to the German divisions. “ Eighteen days ago that same King had addressed a stirring appeal to us, which we answered, and ...
... badly damaged by bombs . The German Air Force also successfully bombed the ports Dunkirk and Dover . German high speed boats torpedoed and sank an enemy destroyer off Dunkirk . In general , the activity o £ the Air Forces on both sides was limited by weather ...
... Force, and some French divisions. This group of three armies, under the command of General Blanchard, was supplied by way of Dunkirk. ...
... HUGE SKY BATTLE A continuous air battle was fought over the French coast between Calais and Dunkirk, pilots reporting that the sky was filled with aircraft. A One formation of JU 88’s was tryin‘fi.to bomb ships when a Spitfire squadron approached. Five ...
... ON OTHER PAGES Page KEWS SUMMARY . A big air battle was fought over the French , coast between Calais and Dunkirk r 7 The destroyer Wessex has been sunk as the result of air attacks off the French coast , and . the minesweeper Charles Boyes has been sunk ...
... emphasised last night that Calais remained in the possession of the Allies . French military quarters stated that Calais , Dunkirk , Ostend , and Zeebrugge were solidly held by the Allies . Armoured German units had succeeded in penetrating into the town ...
... The sound of gunfire was heard ez 1y to-day from the south-east coast coming apparently from the direction of Calais or Dunkirk. = It was heard at intervals over a period of about two hours, and at times were very rapid. There were also heavy detonations ...
... Tele-grams : — Northwards . Aberdeen . I B S O N R A N K I N E LINE . LEITH TO ROTTERDAM , AMSTERDAM . ANTWERP . GHENT . DUNKIRK , and ROUEN . ( JRAXUEJIOUir TO DON-KIRK AND ROTTEHDAJL For Particulars and Sailings and Freight Kates please communicate ...