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... FRENCH ARMY ESCAPES TRAP DUNKIRK FLOODED AREA TO BAULK NAZIS vanguard of General Prioux’s army, consisting of two divisions, has blasted its way out of the German trap in Flanders by means of a furious tank battle and has reached Dunkirk, a French military ...
... the french official OIii'MUNIQUE. WAS BEING CARRIED f AT the price of very hard I TINC.” landing supplies for the fortified Dunkirk and the troops who hold overhead land and naval ’planes * petually in action. BATTLE alone last night a *IaI? T, ON of hurricanes ...
... the road to Dunkirk to the Germans, the Allied Command has never lost its coolness for a moment. The watchword immediately went out, “The British and French go on fighting.” The Belgian Army’s task had been to defend the sector north of Dunkirk, while the ...
... coast. Allied units an- holding the fortified area of Dunkirk and they were also still in possession of a part of Calais earlier yesterday evening. Military circles in Paris last night stated that Dunkirk has been transformed into an entrenched camp. ‘OUR ...
... Under, the command of Admiral Abrial with a very large number of ships it is engaged in supplying the fortified camp of Dunkirk • On the Somme front a sharp attack by our troops made it possible to-day to reduce the bridgehead which the enemy occupy ...
... aiding the B.E.F. and the French to the utmost of its power. DO NOT IMAGINE THAT IF THE CHANNEL PORTSBOULOGNE, CALAIS AND DUNKIRK—HAVE TO BE ABANDONED THAT MEANS WE CAN NO LONGER HELP THE FRENCH. Any old soldier will tell you that other ports were used ...
... essential supplies. The troops are in a perilous position, as presumably the Belgian defection leaves them with only the port of Dunkirk as either a source of provisionment or port of evacuation. That much can be done if the latter course should be decided upon ...
... hoped General Weygand would be able to launch big counter-offensive that would have How long the present fighting around Dunkirk will continue I cannot say, but I do know there will be no surrender. General Gort and HOPE FOR A DECISIVE VICTORY. The tali ...
... north-east of Ostend, received from Its King the order to cease fire, thus opening to the enemj the road to Ypres, to Fumes and Dunkirk. *’ Since then our troops under the command of General Blanchard and General Prioux, in close collaboration with the British ...
... Enemy Planes In One Fight Our fighters were engaged in offensive patrols over the French coast throughout yesterday. Near Dunkirk last night a formation of Hurricanes and Defiants engaged large forces of enemy bombers heavily escorted by fighters. At least ...
... stretch a Lille to the coftS 1 This area.” > 25 miles wide ,1 German to * Northern Fland are stated to ht* Yser. .. i? * Dunkirk,” 11 o\ ...
... contained a large number of the enemy and was of invaluable assistance to the main body of the B.E.F. in its withdrawal on Dunkirk This action will count among the most heroic deeds in the annals of the British Army.” “ GALLANT BRIGADIER Another tribute ...