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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

GERMANS CLAIM TO BE NEAR i TRRES

... near Ypres. ~ The claim to have captured Calais is repeated in the communique, which also says that harbour equipment at Dunkirk is ablaze as the result of bombing by German ’planes. ...

Published: Monday 27 May 1940
Newspaper: Edinburgh Evening News
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 64 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

CLAIM RIDICULED

... that no damage other than that already reported was done. : Yesterday’s Berlin communique said that Zeebrugge, Ostend, and Dunkirk had been bombed, an ammunition dump and a naval depot in Ostend being set on fire ...

Published: Monday 27 May 1940
Newspaper: Edinburgh Evening News
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 114 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

WITHOUT WARNING

... 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 ...

Published: Tuesday 28 May 1940
Newspaper: Edinburgh Evening News
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 165 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

HUGE SKY BATTLE

... 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 ...

Published: Monday 27 May 1940
Newspaper: Edinburgh Evening News
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 158 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

ON OTHER PAGES

... 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 ...

Published: Monday 27 May 1940
Newspaper: The Scotsman
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 179 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

GERMANS . . CLAIM CALAIS : LONDON DENIAL Port in Posse BRITISH TROOP BELGIANS sion of Allies GO TO AID OF

... 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 ...

Published: Monday 27 May 1940
Newspaper: The Scotsman
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Illustrated | Words: 239 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

DRIFTING BALLOONS GIVE SOUTH-EAST ENGLAND A PARACHUTE SCARE

... 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 ...

Published: Thursday 23 May 1940
Newspaper: Edinburgh Evening News
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 167 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

ROADS CHOKED WITH REFUGEES MANY WOMEN FALL OUT BY WAYSIDE

... managed to reach the French border, from whence the great trek of refugees began when the frontier was opened We got a train to Dunkirk, where we managed to get a car, but we were forced to beg, borrow, or steal petrol. Aftlsr Rouen the road was one solid stumbli ...

Published: Friday 24 May 1940
Newspaper: Edinburgh Evening News
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 232 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

War in the Air By C. G. GREY GERMANY OPEN TO ATTACK

... receives the order to strike. aerodromes in Britain, we can keep control over the bombing activities of the enemy near Calais, Dunkirk, and Ostend. The success of our fighters in this allimportant work is made possible by the unexpected amount of superiority ...

Published: Tuesday 28 May 1940
Newspaper: Edinburgh Evening News
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 377 | Page: 4 | Tags: none