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France -indicate I

... Abbeville region. Mean% hile the inundations around Dunkirk, Nieuport, and the I ., :er Canal have reached a depth of 20 inches, blocking the advance of German mechanised units seeking to attack Dunkirk, a French military poliesman revealed in Paris la ...

Published: Saturday 01 June 1940
Newspaper: Bradford Observer
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 278 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

B.E.F. Men's Stories Of The Retreat

... Sunday. TEN wounded members of B.E.F. told me the story, yesterday, of the retreat across Belgium and the re-embarkation at Dunkirk, a story illustrating the grim doggedness, the great courage, l and the superb discipline of the Allied Forces. They spoke ...

Published: Monday 03 June 1940
Newspaper: Bradford Observer
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 180 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

FIGHTING ON THROE FRONTS

... THROE FRONTS. PARIS, Sunday. To-night's French war communique states: 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 ...

Published: Monday 03 June 1940
Newspaper: Bradford Observer
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 41 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

STILL GOING ON

... STILL GOING ON. Pons. Sunday. Tha number of - Allied troops evacuated from around Dunkirk is a most comforting total. This was the statement made by the French military expert to-night, who aMrmed that the evacuation was proceeding with the utmost eMeiency ...

Published: Monday 03 June 1940
Newspaper: Bradford Observer
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 45 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

JUST MURDER.'

... Crossley) and a number of helpers. Dunkirk To Skipton. Mr. K Sedgwick. eldest son of. Mr. J. C. Sedgwick and the late Mrs. Sedgwick. of Neville Street, Skipton, is one of the civilians who have reached England from Dunkirk. Accompanied by his wife, he is ...

Published: Tuesday 04 June 1940
Newspaper: Bradford Observer
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 423 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

the • – I A GIRMAN CLAIMS. BERLIN, Wednesday

... Is only 25 miles wide at its widest point. German troops advancing in northern Flanders towards Dunkirk are stated to have reached the River Yser. Dunkirk, it is claimed, is now within the range of the German heavy artillery and its hattour has been ...

Published: Thursday 30 May 1940
Newspaper: Bradford Observer
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 257 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

awn, wILLINGNESS

... to the north-west of it are in German hands.. _ _ Adinkerks. west of Fumes and Ghyvelde. ten kilometres (six miles) of Dunkirk, have been taken. ! The of prisoners and the lamount of booty also considerably Increased yesterday. Two hundred !guns of ...

Published: Monday 03 June 1940
Newspaper: Bradford Observer
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 261 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

announcement

... member of the Council of the Ministry of Construction, 1917-18. 22 FOR 0. • Fight Off Dunkirk To Defend B.E.F. IN a terrific air battle over the French coast near Dunkirk last night, a formation of Hurricanes and Defiants shot down 22 of a large force of ...

Published: Thursday 30 May 1940
Newspaper: Bradford Observer
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 463 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

Javy. _ punishing the advancing enemy. going on. Three of our destroyers have been sank in the withdrawal, ..

... Special. French Reach Dunkirk. PARIS, Thursday. ' The vanguard of General Prioursl Army. ronsisting of two divisiolle.' has blasted way out of the Gerona trap to Flanders by means of a furious tank battle, and has reached Dunkirk, a French military authority ...

Published: Friday 31 May 1940
Newspaper: Bradford Observer
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1130 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

From Danger To His Death

... From Danger To His Death. Survivor of bailie in Not France and the bombing of Dunkirk, Private Richard John Draper, aged 33, of H.A.M.C., arrived Saturday night at Csk (Mon). He was going home to Swansea to see u lie and three children. Taking a walk ...

Published: Monday 03 June 1940
Newspaper: Bradford Observer
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 68 | Page: 3 | Tags: none