... town of Bergues. The whole region round Dunkirk which is still in the hands of the enemy is under constant and heavy artillery fire. Fighter planes and stuka (dive bomber) units continued their attacks on Dunkirk yesterday. They sank two destroyers, one ...

... so had to foot-slog it for a bit, but finally I found an old Army bike and pedalled on that for the rest of the journey to Dunkirk.” Lance-corporal Hunt described how his comrades were in the best of spirits despite the gruelling time through which they ...

... warships and troop transports which were to Bring home the remainder of the beaten B.E.F. in the harbour, and on the sea off Dunkirk and Ostend. All branches of the services joined in the attack, which was directed against more than 60 ships. Three warships ...

... Beaches A man who until a few weeks ago was cinema manager in a London suburb to-day recounted his adventures in the inferno of Dunkirk. He responded to an appeal for men to help evacuate the 8.E.F., and .was in charge of small motor cruiser with two other men ...

... of Ostend, received from its King the order to cease fire, thus opening to the enemy the road to Ypres, to Fumes and to Dunkirk. Since then our troops, under the command of General Blanchard and General Prionx, in close collaboration with the Briti&h ...

... evacuation was also given in last night’s French war communique, which stated:— Since the order was given to them to fall back on Dunkirk, French and British troops engaged on three fronts in the region from St. Omer to the neighbourhood of Arras, Valenciennes ...

... direction of Bruges to Dunkirk were strongly resisting German attacks on the Yser canal regions, he continued. The French were defending the region between St. Omer and Cassel, where the German push was moving north-iwest towards Dunkirk. The Allies were fighting ...

... of 12 Bri* fighters who yesterday shot than enemy aircraft (see now destroyed enemy c | past three days. their ji day over Dunkirk the l)efi*![ i seven Messerschmitt l(J9s. i|,‘e • ately attacked, and one ...

... REPORTED WITHDRAWAL OF 320,000 MEN Paris, Tuesday. The struggle round Dunkirk was going on with unabated violence, but despite continual air attacks and the bursting of large-calibre shells, the troops were still embarking in big numbers and in perfect ...

... French military is noted, however, e traditions of the French eral ivas with those of his most gravely threatened rd. area of Dunkirk was consist solidly, the French man said. is now is. completely surrounded hing for several kilometres • semi-circular moat ...

... women and children. Many of the women carried babies in their arms and their ranks were raked by machine -gun bullets. At Dunkirk, he said, there Lance-Corpokai. Hunt was a scene of dreadful havoc. Not a house was left unwrecked, oil stores were burning ...

... after swimming for some time, was the only one to be rescued. Beaches Alive with Troops The beaches and sand dunes around Dunkirk have been alive with troops for the past three days waiting to be evacuated and being evacuated. At more and more frequent ...