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ALLIES STILL IN DUNKIRK AND CALAIS

... ALLIES STILL IN DUNKIRK AND CALAIS HAMBURG AND BREMEN BOMBED JTRENCH units are still holding out in Calais. Dunkirk has been heavily bombed, but the town is not directly threatened, it is stated in French military circles to-day. Allied aircraft are ...

Published: Wednesday 29 May 1940
Newspaper: Evening Despatch
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 195 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

BLIZZARD OF BOMBS MEN LEFT DUNKIRK

... BLIZZARD OF BOMBS MEN LEFT DUNKIRK THE WORKMAN’S TRIBUTE TRAIN of French and Bel * gian soldiers, looking hot and tired, stopped in a Surrey station. They made a rush for the small buffet, but having only foreign money could not be served. Waiting passengers ...

Published: Friday 31 May 1940
Newspaper: Evening Despatch
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 116 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

Soldier, Home From Dunkirk, Gets Court Order Reduced

... Soldier, Home From Dunkirk, Gets Court Order Reduced SOLDIER of the B.E.F. evacuated from Dunkirk and at present on leave at Quinton, applying at Halesowen to-day for a reduction of an order made against him before the war for the maintenance of his two ...

Published: Tuesday 04 June 1940
Newspaper: Evening Despatch
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 370 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

AY TO DUNKIRK rman Counter-Attack on 6 Somme Front Repulsed

... AY TO DUNKIRK rman Counter-Attack on Somme Front Repulsed AND MORE MEMBERS OF THE B.E.F. ARE BEING LANDED FROM FLANDERS, THE GREATER PART OF THE k*'® DIVISION OF GENERAL PRIOUX’S army has succeeded in WAY THROUGH THE GERMANS AND HAS JOINED THE ARMY Dunkirk ...

Published: Saturday 01 June 1940
Newspaper: Evening Despatch
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 955 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

HAVRE BOMBED: HOUSES

... BOMBED: HOUSES HIT. VICTIMS ENTOMBED GERMANS CLAIM TO BE IN DUNKIRK CTREET fighting is now taking place in Dunkirk according to the German High Command communique to-day. The Battle of Dunkirk is nearing its end,” said the communique. Our troops penetrated ...

Published: Tuesday 04 June 1940
Newspaper: Evening Despatch
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 87 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

THEY HAVE EARNED IT

... In the Argonne some fairly violent artillery activity by the Germans was followed by patrols, but these too were repulsed. Dunkirk “Like a Fortress” The spokesman said that there was no deterioration of the situation of the French and British armies in ...

Published: Friday 31 May 1940
Newspaper: Evening Despatch
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 603 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

fONERS Unders

... fONERS Unders A u Claim gainst Dunkirk south and the Jj ln slowly,” states Sclav Command com- S * The difficul- > which ny places, are \ era^ons ' ■^ i>i V j> co-operating tK° succeeded in j; stronghold of ;> irt r °und Dunkirk, fj, the enemy, are from our ...

Published: Monday 03 June 1940
Newspaper: Evening Despatch
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 288 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

Line” Near The Coast

... General Prioux. which was'hemmed in near Lille, continues to make progress northwards towards the Dunkirk region. German artillery is now shelling Dunkirk end the vicinity, so the dangers are worse than ever. Already a considerable part of it has hacked ...

Published: Friday 31 May 1940
Newspaper: Evening Despatch
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 1342 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

Yet Known

... dilferent sources spoke of British, troops who, when told to go to Dunkirk for embarkation, begged to allowed to stop and fight side by side with their French comrades. Back Areas of Dunkirk Shelled German bombing attacks have again made against certain regions ...

Published: Monday 03 June 1940
Newspaper: Evening Despatch
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 1405 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

NAZIS ADMIT

... on both sides of Dunkirk, which is meeting with stubborn resistance in very difficult terrain, is making good progress. Despite the bad weather, our Air Force made further successful attacks yesterday on troops embarking at Dunkirk and intervened in ...

Published: Saturday 01 June 1940
Newspaper: Evening Despatch
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 236 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

Warning!

... Warning! EVACUATION OF ALLIED TROOPS FROM THE Dunkirk area goes on steadily —a magnificent achievement and a significant warning if Mussolini reads it aright. Although hemmed in on three sides, our forces have been withdrawn despite the onslaughts of ...

Published: Monday 03 June 1940
Newspaper: Evening Despatch
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 63 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

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... Jt'rench Troo JNo. 15,259. Black-Out Time: 9.49 p.m. s Reach the Stron FRIDAY, 31 MAY, 1940. ly-held Dunkirk Radio: Pag Admiral Abrial, who is in command of the French Naval Forces which have been assisting in the evacuation of the B.E.F. from Flanders ...

Published: Friday 31 May 1940
Newspaper: Evening Despatch
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 58 | Page: 1 | Tags: none