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

BATTLE INFERNO IN FLANDERS

... BATTLE INFERNO IN FLANDERS Germans’ Terrific Losses Continue pHHODGH the strategic silence -*■ which is being maintained on details of fighting across the English; Channel, these facts emerged to-day. (1) Calais is still in Allied hands, despite German ...

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

EVACUATED GIRL IS TAKEN FROM INVALID

... EVACUATED GIRL IS TAKEN FROM INVALID AN elderly retired Army officer successfully applied to Eastbourne billeting appeal tribunal yesterday for a thirteen-year-old girl to be moved from his house. He said: I have a large house and three servants. I ...

Published: Tuesday 28 May 1940
Newspaper: Daily Mirror
County: London, England
Type: | Words: 181 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

FLANDERS BATTLE GROWS IN INTENSITY

... FLANDERS BATTLE GROWS | INTENSITY GREATER PART OF NAZI ARMY ENGAGED IN STRUGGLE FRENCH AND ALLIED TROOPS HOLD UP ADVANCE RIS, MONDAY.—THE OFFICIAL FRENCH COMMUNIQUE pA TO-DAY STATES:— ‘© In the north the enemy continues his attacks, French and Allied ...

Published: Monday 27 May 1940
Newspaper: Gloucester Citizen
County: Gloucestershire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1537 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

Getting Down To It

... enemy is proceeding. The development of the new Local Defence Volunteers, the plans for the evacuation of children from the coastal regions opposite France and Flanders, the drive against the Fifth Column,” and other administrative changes are all evidence ...

Published: Monday 27 May 1940
Newspaper: Birmingham Mail
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 670 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

SUPPLIES DIFFICULTY

... outcome is awaited with courage and confidence. The official French military commentator to-day said that in the battle of Flanders the Germans were throwing enormous human and material forces into the fight regardless of losses and were trying to overwhelm ...

FROM PAGE ONE Allies Facing Mad Onslaughts

... Other attacks took place in the region ot Valenciennes where, after victorious defensive action, the French spontaneously evacuated a sharp salient. - - On the Channel coast the Boulog n e citadel fell late yesterday afternoon, but this mornin Calais was ...

Published: Monday 27 May 1940
Newspaper: Leicester Evening Mail
County: Leicestershire, England
Type: | Words: 409 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

CALAIS HELD DESPITE NAZI CLAIM

... defensive action, the French spontaneously evacuated •harp salient. On the Channel coast the Boulogne Citadel fell late yesterday afternoon, but this morning Calais wis still held the French. Enormous Losses -In Flanders the Germans are attacking regardless ...

Published: Monday 27 May 1940
Newspaper: Yorkshire Evening Post
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 492 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

ORM!' ANS 0110,111111

... out from Portsmouth the parashootists will be mobilised In the country's cause. FURTHER EVACUATION PLANS Arrangementa have been made for a further evacuation of Reboot-children from Portsmouth should the necessity arise. In order to maintain contact ...

Published: Thursday 23 May 1940
Newspaper: West Sussex Gazette
County: Sussex, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 1519 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

ENEMY'S DIFFICULTIES

... the north is increasing in vlolestoe. said the official French military Commentator to-day. He isaid that in the Battle of Flanders the Germans were throwing enormous human and material forces into the fight. regardless of loaees. and were trying t o overwhelm ...

Published: Monday 27 May 1940
Newspaper: Halifax Evening Courier
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 256 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

frontier indicate the gigantic scale of the battle raging in Northern France. The greater part of the German ..

... operation Fighting in the north is increasing in violence, said the official French military commentator to-day. In the battle of Flanders the Germans were throwing enormous human and material forces into the fight, regardless of losses, and were trying to overwhelm ...

Published: Monday 27 May 1940
Newspaper: Coventry Evening Telegraph
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 294 | Page: 1 | Tags: none