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Allies Grimly Continue Rearguard Action as More Troops Evacuate Flanders,

... Allies Grimly Continue Rearguard Action as More Troops Evacuate Flanders, Our Tommies' Lead to YOU THE spirit of the B.E.F. troops arriving home is an inspiration to the nation after days of anxious and grays news. They have come out of an inferno with ...

Published: Friday 31 May 1940
Newspaper: Shields Daily News
County: Northumberland, England
Type: Article | Words: 61 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

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

Rise In London

... Rise In London Heroic fighting by the b.e.f. and french REARGUARDS IN THE GREAT FLANDERS BATTLE HAS ALLOWED THE WOUNDED AND THOSE NOT ACTIVELY ENCAGED TO BE EVACUATED, IT WAS OFFICIALLY REVEALED LAST NIGHT. With the help of the Royal Navy, and screened ...

Published: Friday 31 May 1940
Newspaper: Newcastle Journal
County: Northumberland, England
Type: | Words: 438 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

VALUE or NARVIK

... The Allied victory at Narvik and the firm attitude of king Haakon will tend to bring more and more young men to the North. Flanders Battle The Allied armies in the pocket in the North-West corner of France have still a port at their disposal. They are receiving ...

Published: Wednesday 29 May 1940
Newspaper: Newcastle Evening Chronicle
County: Northumberland, England
Type: | Words: 506 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

German

... well as a number Belgians, landing at ports along the South-East Coast last night, told an epic story of the B.E.F. evacuation of a Flanders port. During yesterday and last night two hospital ships lay in the harbour,” a soldier told me. “They were painted ...

Published: Friday 31 May 1940
Newspaper: Newcastle Journal
County: Northumberland, England
Type: | Words: 784 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

B.E.F. MEN HOME

... Paris. Friday. . • Admirad Abrial who is m command of the French naval forces who have been assisting in the evacuation of the B.E.F. from Flanders has been awarded the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour. Triguero Wins Salisbury Cup 2.0 150 MAIDEN (S.) ...

Published: Friday 31 May 1940
Newspaper: Shields Daily News
County: Northumberland, England
Type: Article | Words: 1011 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

AIR ATTACK HORROR Machine-Guns Mow Down Refugees WOUNDED BOMBED

... COMMUNIQUE issued to-day by the French Admiralty states: “In the course of North Sea operations off the Dutch islands and Flanders coasts, we have lost the submarine Doris, the destroyer L’Adroit and the supply ship Le Niger. “The crews of the last-mentioned ...

Published: Thursday 23 May 1940
Newspaper: Newcastle Evening Chronicle
County: Northumberland, England
Type: | Words: 656 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

ALLIED MILITARY REVIEWS FRENCH UNITS STILL HOLD CALAIS AND DUNKIRK Belgians' Valiant Fight Before Capitulation ..

... night French units still held out In Calais. Dunkirk has been heavily bombed but the town is not directly threatened. in Flanders. the enemy was dealt t heavy blow and his losses are reported to have been very high. MASSED R.A.F. ATTACKS The situation ...

Published: Wednesday 29 May 1940
Newspaper: Shields Daily News
County: Northumberland, England
Type: Article | Words: 581 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

’PLANES

... advising them to? return to Britain. If they cannot find a means of leaving the country, they arete report to a rendezvous for evacuation^ ALLIES' ADVAME Belgians Strew Roads With Flowers (From a British United Press Correspond dent with the 8.E.F.) British ...

Published: Saturday 11 May 1940
Newspaper: Newcastle Evening Chronicle
County: Northumberland, England
Type: | Words: 724 | Page: 2 | Tags: none