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Continuing Fight

... round by the enemy. Their situation now is plainly very critical, with the Belgians surrendering themselves and the port of Dunkirk to the Germans. But, even in desperate circumstances, which have confronted us before in history, we shall neither lose hope ...

Published: Tuesday 28 May 1940
Newspaper: Staffordshire Sentinel
County: Staffordshire, England
Type: | Words: 152 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

:s AND CRAZES

... :s AND CRAZES SERVER'S War Commentary—The giracle of Dunkirk Sea Power Decisive—ltaly's Intentions ? vies this week will be refer than usual, for the o•devil is after me, saying are hungry for my • d du s%or s. Neither day ';,ght provides sufficient for ...

Published: Saturday 01 June 1940
Newspaper: Staffordshire Sentinel
County: Staffordshire, England
Type: | Words: 454 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

Great Commander

... will be hammering the Germans to bring about this final and complete triumph. Enemy Lose 75 More Planes R.A.F. TOLL OVER DUNKIRK A total of seventy-five enemy planes were destroyed or seriously damaged in operations over the north-east coast of France ...

Published: Saturday 01 June 1940
Newspaper: Staffordshire Sentinel
County: Staffordshire, England
Type: | Words: 460 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

TWO HOSPITAL SHIPS BOMBED

... brought the men and women aboard to a South-East Coast port. The Worthing (2.294 tons), which was attacked six miles off Dunkirk by nine German o:anes returned to another South Coast port Every scrap of paper Is valuable. Save it. ...

Published: Monday 03 June 1940
Newspaper: Staffordshire Sentinel
County: Staffordshire, England
Type: | Words: 146 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

(CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE)

... been done by the Navy for England. ADVENTURES OF A STRANGE CONVOY Among the coastal towns sharing in the epic story of the Dunkirk evacuation was Poole. which was stripocd of small craft last Wednesday. About 20 vessels were assembled —fishing smacks, ...

Published: Tuesday 04 June 1940
Newspaper: Staffordshire Sentinel
County: Staffordshire, England
Type: | Words: 203 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

REMARKABLE SCENES PORTS AS TROOPS ARRIVE

... safely landed in England were increasing numbers of General Prioux's gallant French Army, who had hacked their way through to Dunkirk. They were remarkably fit and confident. In spite of the accelerated tempo of the evacuation, one of the small boats on its ...

Published: Saturday 01 June 1940
Newspaper: Staffordshire Sentinel
County: Staffordshire, England
Type: | Words: 560 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

LIEUTENANT WHO LIVED IN BELGIUM

... REJOINS HIS PARENTS AT NEWCASTLE Further news of North Staffordshire men who were successfully evacuated with the B.E.F. from Dunkirk has been recexed during the week-end, and in all cases they have vivid stories to tell of the courage and fortitude of the ...

Published: Monday 03 June 1940
Newspaper: Staffordshire Sentinel
County: Staffordshire, England
Type: | Words: 201 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

M. REYNAUD'S BROADCAST

... Force in the centre, and French divisions on the right. They were provisioned by way of Dunkirk. The surrender of the Belgian Army had opened the road to Dunkirk to the German divisions. M. Reynaud declared: Misfortune has always made France greater ...

Published: Tuesday 28 May 1940
Newspaper: Staffordshire Sentinel
County: Staffordshire, England
Type: | Words: 648 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

ONE PENNY 15,000 BRITISH AND FRENCH SAVED BY A THOUSAND SHIPS CHURCHILL'S TEMENT IN IMONS `A Miracle of ..

... unwounded survivors were brought off by the Navy. 01 their comrades was unknown. 'result of their sacrifice, the port of Dunkirk was kept open. !Pr:me Minster also stated that we had lost nearly 1,000 klranport and armoured vehicles in the North. 'Air ...

Published: Tuesday 04 June 1940
Newspaper: Staffordshire Sentinel
County: Staffordshire, England
Type: | Words: 610 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

Bag of Fourteen

... Bag of Fourteen A later Air Ministry bulletin stated:— The air battle over Dunkirk beaches began again at dawn to-day (Saturday). Soon R.A.F. fighter patrols had shot down 14 Nazi fighters and had seriously damaged five more. All yesterday this battle ...

Published: Saturday 01 June 1940
Newspaper: Staffordshire Sentinel
County: Staffordshire, England
Type: | Words: 191 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

NEED FOR MORE PLANES

... were sheltering in a wood, planes plastered us with a salvo of 20 bombs, but no one in our company was lost. When we reached Dunkirk. we were bombed again, and as our ship left the French port, German shore batteries shelled the vessel. They only experience ...

Published: Saturday 01 June 1940
Newspaper: Staffordshire Sentinel
County: Staffordshire, England
Type: | Words: 322 | Page: 4 | Tags: none