... area of Dunkirk, while the withdrawal of the B.E.P. continues successfully. Inundation of the countryside has helped to hold up the enemy advance. Two divisions of the independent French corps, commanded by General Prioux, have reached Dunkirk. This corps ...

... GREATEST BATTLE FIGHTING ITS WAY TO COAST NAVAL FORCES HOLD DUNKIRK THE KING TO HIS TROOPS It was stated Paris on Wednesday night that Allied naval forces are firmly holding the fortified area of Dunkirk. Wednesday night's French war communique states : — The ...

... it contained large nqmber of the enemy and was of Invaluable assistance to the main body the B.E.F. in its withdrawal on Dunkirk. This action will count among the most heroic deeds in the annals of the British Army.” ...

... three of them I was bombed. On our last night in Holland we were bombed. In Zeebrugge we slept through an air raid, and in Dunkirk we were bombed again. Only vken back in England did I have an undisturbed night. At Ostend we watched German planes swoop ...

... reports received y eS (Thursday). The Allied rearguard was not clinging to its ground, but was attacking fiercely. -c^eKi Dunkirk was strongly held marines, and warships were covering withdrawal. FIFTY-TWO GERMAN PLANES SHOT DO^ R.A.F.'S LATEST 1 Fifty-two ...