... situation was such that one mistake in the handling of a ship might have blocked a vital channel or that part of the port of Dunkirk which could be used. Nor was the weather entirely in favour of the operation. On two days a fresh north-westerly wind raised ...

... of exceptional intensity. a^S re P or l s P ers t s the claim that the French are still out in Calais and emphasise that Dunkirk is firmly held fii e d naval forces. ills Leopold of the Belgians is reported to have returned to 4 Palace in Brussels. The ...

... taken out to safety it would have to be set down as one of the most remarkable military and naval operations of modern times. Dunkirk is still holding out. Except for such of the remaining forces as are in the rearguard, however, most of the divisions that ...

... had hoped, and the Armada sailed into the North Sea virtually unimpaired and still capable of convoying Parma's army from Dunkirk. But, we all know, “Afflavit et dissipati sunt,” in the words inscribed by Queen Elizabeth on the Armada Medal, and that day ...

... the R.A.S.C. Mrs. Drew, whose husband is in the Royal Corps of Signals and was among the troops successfully evacuated from Dunkirk on Saturday, was sleeping alone in the house, and was awakened by the cries of Mrs. Jones’s daughter. ...

... had been vitally hit, ” baled out ” over .Belgium Otherwise, every British machine, pilot and gunner returned safelv. Over Dunkirk, the Defiants sighted seven Messerschmitt 109’s. They immediate) v attacked, and one of the Messerschmitts was shot down. ...

... Record “ Bag ” of Enemy Planes Hundreds of German planes are reported to have taken part in the aerial attacks on Dunkirk to-day, but the combined “bag” the Allied forces and anti-aircraft defences is described in military circles here as “record.” The ...

... other horrors of Hitler’s blitzkrieg, our casualties were very small, certainly not more than 10 per cent.,” he went on. “Dunkirk has been bombed for days and days yet there was comparatively little damage except in the area of the docks when I left. If ...

... phase of their campaign in advance. Nor should they yet be in a strong position, after the exhaustive and exhausting drive to Dunkirk and pther ports, to organise a big thrust in another direction. But speculation is bound to spread about the new big objecUve—an ...

... this communique stated that some of the transports sunk were of more than 15,000 tons. It also claimed that the sluices in Dunkirk harbour had been destroyed and the harbour basin destroyed. ...

... CE AIR BATTLE •A.F. “BAG” 70 More planes PATROLS’ 14 man torpedo Boat sunk battle over Dunkirk beaches p 9ain at dawn to-day. Soon fighter patrols had shot down fighters and had seriously five more. Yesterday this battle the skies unceasingly while on ...

... bombers has failed to return. Our fighters have been engaged in offensive patrols over the French coast throughout to-day. Near Dunkirk this evening a formation of Hurricanes and Deliants engaged large forces of enemy bombers heavily escorted by fighters. At ...