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DUNKIRK FIGHTING

... DUNKIRK FIGHTING HOW ALL IKS ARK HOLDING OUT NAZI ATTACKS BY SKA AND AIR ...

Published: Saturday 01 June 1940
Newspaper: Birmingham Mail
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 14 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

SOMME OPERATIONS

... but despite all the Nazi efforts ammunition and food needed for the defence of Dunkirk are being landed. The withdrawal of Allied units to the fortified positions of Dunkirk has continued in the most favourable conditions, he went on. Already large units ...

Published: Saturday 01 June 1940
Newspaper: Birmingham Mail
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 445 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

STATION SCENES IN BIRMINGHAM

... STATION SCENES IN BIRMINGHAM MIDLAND TROOPS’ EXPERIENCES The evacuation of the B.E.F. and French troops from Dunkirk continued throughout the night and to-day. The disembarkation of war-weary but still wonderfully cheerful fighting men is being carried ...

Published: Saturday 01 June 1940
Newspaper: Birmingham Mail
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 159 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

IN PARIS

... B.E.F. both sides of Dunkirk, which is meeting with stubborn resistance in very good terrain, is making good progress. Despite the bad .weather our air force made further successful attacks yesterday troops disembarking at Dunkirk and intervened in the ...

Published: Saturday 01 June 1940
Newspaper: Birmingham Mail
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 518 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

arrival from Flanders. HEROIC RETREAT

... SHINING THING” AMERICAN TRIBUTE TO FLANDERS ACHIEVEMENT New York, Saturday. “So long as the English tongue survives the word Dunkirk will be spoken with reverence.” A leading article in the “ New York Times,” paying this tribute to-day, adds: “ The rags and ...

Published: Saturday 01 June 1940
Newspaper: Birmingham Mail
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 208 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

CE AIR BATTLE

... CE AIR BATTLE •A.F. “BAG” 70 More planes PATROLS’ 14 man torpedo Boat sunk battle over Dunkirk beaches p 9ain at dawn to-day. Soon fighter patrols had shot down fighters and had seriously five more. Yesterday this battle the skies unceasingly while on ...

Published: Saturday 01 June 1940
Newspaper: Birmingham Mail
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 784 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

GERMANS REPELLED

... them found their way to Gunkirk. He recounted how French sailors mounted a marine gun on a hill at Bergues, 10 miles from Dunkirk, and caused tremendous havoc among German motorised divisions until ordered to withdraw.—Exchange. ...

Published: Saturday 01 June 1940
Newspaper: Birmingham Mail
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 470 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

MANY FRENCH TROOPS

... guns up to the last minute. There were increasing numbers General Prioux’s gallant army, who had hacked their wav 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: Birmingham Mail
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 466 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

HAVE BEEN EVACUATED ALLIES DETERMINED TO FIGHT

... The following is to-day’s official French communique: On land and sea and in the air, the French and Br itish forces at Dunkirk are continuing in complete solidarity the stubborn fight to resist the German drive and assure the evacuation. “The enemy ...

Published: Saturday 01 June 1940
Newspaper: Birmingham Mail
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 583 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

Pyrrhic Victory

... arms of French, British and the remnants of the Belgian forces, the beleaguered flower of our armies has been pouring out of Dunkirk and across the Channel home—tattered, weary but unyielding. This is no defeat; still less is capitulation. It is a great victory ...

Published: Saturday 01 June 1940
Newspaper: Birmingham Mail
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 662 | Page: 4 | Tags: none