... direct order of the Government—and nothing less, we can be sure, would have moved him —General Lord Gort has come home from Dunkirk. The honour with which the King has so promptly invested him expresses in some measure the tribute which the whole nation ...

... shells in Dunkirk —have been landed at a south-east coast port and handled and tended as carefuly as anybody's casualties. They have been given cigarettes, water, food, and tea, just as our own boys. These wounded were tended in hospital near Dunkirk by our ...

... loth' is an attempt to Allied armies there Possession of the V i t, hills, which .'een Cassel and th at of the region of of Dunkirk. both in the artehemleitiiieng Particularly of the Germans have the front the to have gained a of the Flanders Pocket the ...

... broken down. “Tlie British Army, which is concentrated in the area of Dixmude, Armentieres, Bailleul and Bergues, west of Dunkirk, is facing destruction by our concentric attacks. “In a swift push through Flanders, German forces marched through 'Bruges ...

... Italian preparation, all this may not be anything more than a clever bluff.—Press Association War Special. MARINES' COURAGE AT DUNKIRK Tribute by Gunner Still further evidence of German brutality against refugees was expressed by. a 23-years-old anti-aircraft ...

... bombers of the R.A.F. made a scries of attacks on enemy gun emplacements, roads, railways and troop concentrations in the Dunkirk area throughout yesterday. These operations were continued during the night our heavy bombers. At the same time other formations ...

... special End, Say Nazis Berlin announcement about the alleged sinking of the 19 Allied ships and damage to 31 others around Dunkirk had added: All branches of the services joined in the attack, which was directed against more than ships. Three warships and ...

... here to-day state that, although yesterday was not marked by any important events on land, it was a great day in the air. At Dunkirk, the Germans made no moves of any importance on land, but made furious attempts with their aviation to impede the embarkation ...

... 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 ...

... Communique Last night's French war communique was in the following terms:— 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 ...

... the troops baled out with their steel helmets.” Tragic Irony A survivor of the battle northern France and the bombing of Dunkirk, Private Richard John Draper, aged J 5, of the R.A.M.C., arrived at Usk, Monmouthshire, on Saturday night on nis way home ...

... Nazis could not better illustrated than this prim story told by a N.C.0.. and confirmed by men who arrived with him from Dunkirk to-day. On Saturday, while thousands of us were waiting for ships to take us off.” he said. one party of 20 found a rowing ...