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DUNKIRK EVACUATION SPEEDED UP

... DUNKIRK EVACUATION SPEEDED UP Hospital Ships Bombed yfORE British and French soldiers, evacuated from Flanders, reached British ports to-day and shared a single hope. That was to get back to the battle zone and have another go at the Germans. these remnants ...

Published: Monday 03 June 1940
Newspaper: Portsmouth Evening News
County: Hampshire, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 971 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

335,000 MEN BROUGHT FROM DUNKIRK

... 335,000 MEN BROUGHT FROM DUNKIRK 1.000 Ships Take Part rfHI PRIME MINISTER, Mr. Winston Churchill, reviewed the war situation, to-day, and told the of Commons about the gallant stand of the British s when the Germans were sweeping like a sharp •the against ...

Published: Tuesday 04 June 1940
Newspaper: Portsmouth Evening News
County: Hampshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 849 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

EMBARKATION STILL GOES ON

... the fortified area of Dunkirk, said the French military spokesman, to-day. In spite of artillery and air bombardment embarkation of the troops is still going on. To-day’s official German communique says: The fighting for Dunkirk is nearing its end. Our ...

Published: Tuesday 04 June 1940
Newspaper: Portsmouth Evening News
County: Hampshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 707 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

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... Slight |] Nevert tion and troops n Dunkirk losses at Turnir French | since yes showing the where tl bridgehe. The er French ¢ Any on two loc infantry later at port of t attacke On th only pe Situat; Elabor spokesm Dunkirk Not on tion and at the in: n comm ...

Published: Friday 31 May 1940
Newspaper: Portsmouth Evening News
County: Hampshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 215 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

EIRANN ARMY ON WAR FOOTING

... troops are firmly holding Calais, Dunkirk. Ostend, and Zeebrugge, it was announced Paris late last night, and the German communique speaks of tough resistance. The German Air Force again bombed Zeebrugge, Ostend and Dunkirk, the communique adds. A French ...

Published: Monday 27 May 1940
Newspaper: Portsmouth Evening News
County: Hampshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 405 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

ROYAL NAVY'S PART IN NARVIK'S CAPTURE Enemy Air Activity IT was stated in London yesterday that Narvik was ..

... where Allfad odds. On the other hand, they were David forces Ain held Dunkirk and able to make full use of the natural gave the armies all assistance possible. defences before Dunkirk, and were The combined air forces„ too, carried m e t e d to b e i n ...

Published: Friday 31 May 1940
Newspaper: Hampshire Telegraph
County: Hampshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1837 | Page: 9 | Tags: none

GORT’S FINAL EPIC WITHDRAWAL GOES ON

... immediately j “advanced to Ofoten Fiord late troops not needed for the defence north and south of Dunkirk have on Sunday evening while British war- Dunkirk is proceeding normally, and reached such a depth that all opera- s hip entered the fiord and took ...

Published: Saturday 01 June 1940
Newspaper: Portsmouth Evening News
County: Hampshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 2856 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

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... military circles state tha the water has now had time to soal well into the ground, and the whole o the area to the ‘south-west Dunkirk va ae _@ a EIU UR almost to St. Omer, has reverted to th huge marsh it was some 20 centurie ago when it held up Cesar’s legions ...

Published: Friday 31 May 1940
Newspaper: Portsmouth Evening News
County: Hampshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 820 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

5S. THE EVENING NEWS, FRIDAY, MAY 31, 1940. ON ISSUES OF WAR AND PEACE | HOW BRITISH HELD CALAIS The

... large number of the enemy and was of invaluable assistance to the main body of the Ex- peditionary Force in its drawal on Dunkirk. This action will count among the most herc’c deeds in the annals of fhe Army. “The Best A.R.P. Service in the World ”’ country ...

Published: Friday 31 May 1940
Newspaper: Portsmouth Evening News
County: Hampshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 207 | Page: 5 | Tags: none