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... deliveries of machinery from Germany to Russia —Exchange. J POST, MONDAY, BERLIN ADMITS TOUGH RESISTANCE ZEEBRUGGE, OSTEND AND DUNKIRK BOMBED CLAIM TO HAVE CAPTURED CALAIS Berlin, May The German High Command issued the following announcement to-night:— After ...

Published: Monday 27 May 1940
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 1137 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

Capped armies fight towards coast

... 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 ...

Published: Thursday 30 May 1940
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 1129 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

Armada Waters

... 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 ...

Published: Monday 03 June 1940
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 403 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

Record “ Bag ” of Enemy Planes

... 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 ...

Published: Friday 31 May 1940
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 300 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

POST, FRIDAY, MAY 31, 1940

... 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. ...

Published: Friday 31 May 1940
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 1092 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

BERLIN

... 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. ...

Published: Friday 31 May 1940
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 347 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

SHOT DOWN

... 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 ...

Published: Thursday 30 May 1940
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 372 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

COURTRAI GERMAN OFFENSIVE REPULSED

... French sources, Calais remains in possession of the Allies. Paris, May French military quarters stated to-night that Calais, Dunkirk, Ostend and Zeebrugge are solidly held by the Allies. There is ho direct threat to Calais; the town, is firmly held by the ...

Published: Monday 27 May 1940
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 362 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

OF THE e.f. men in Birmingham stations °eies of enemy E °MBING attacks fi^ + ' lroo trains arrived at

... Sai d: “Twenty convoys of to Lille, and in got and machine-gunning V ll QrOU « h sa e ly* We were then a sanatorium near Dunkirk, the surgeons were marvellous. order came for evacuation, S Ce d to get sufficient ? 1, A hut those who could walk tai-f / ...

Published: Monday 03 June 1940
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 988 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

British Soldiers Stood Firm

... the moment of the collapse of the Belgian Army there was only one course left to the Allied Armies —to hold a line round Dunkirk, the onlyport that remained, and to embark as many men as possible before their rearguards were overwhelmed. Thanks to the ...

Published: Monday 03 June 1940
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 572 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

FAR AS YPRES

... Channel are being foiled by German air attacks against those Channel ports which are still in the enemy’s hands. “ The port of Dunkirk was destroyed by fire. “ No important events on the southern front. The German Air Force also attacked aerodromes in the vicinity ...

Published: Tuesday 28 May 1940
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 516 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

FIC ANI WHISTLE

... defence regulations in * » l Dundee during the week-e 1 ' } several officials and mem British Union of Fascists. age air RAIDS DUNKIRK lR SEs in lifeboat ‘'^CHINE-GUNNED '■ lJ|f TRAPPED BY Dazing oil + B-E.F. j french troops est..^ yesterday at Soutlioa/°yerB ...

Published: Tuesday 04 June 1940
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 1822 | Page: 3 | Tags: none