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ALLIES USE PARACHUTES

... ALLIES USE PARACHUTES French air communique reveals munitions and supplies for Allied troops in Dunkirk region dropped by parachute. ...

Published: Saturday 01 June 1940
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Gazette
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 19 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

Material

... Material ON BEACHES A DUNKIRK -!? protection of the fortified Dunkirk, the anti-aircraft k* l combined British and * lie erlir, wor k Uio r Force and the Armee de evaeua tion of British, French Sitg Q nops from Dunkirk is and more rapidly Possible a feAv ...

Published: Saturday 01 June 1940
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 528 | Page: 7 | 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: Sports Argus
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 231 | 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

” Freed for Fresh Tasks ”

... been broken in a short time. The attack against the rest of the British Army in the loop between Fumes, Bergues and west of Dunkirk is proceeding. The loop is only a few miles deep, flat and has been flooded. The enemy is resisting here stubbornly, the aim ...

Published: Saturday 01 June 1940
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 297 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

DESTROYED

... FIGHTING OVER DUNKIRK At a forward R.A.F. fighter aerodrom* near the coast a correspondent yesterdav saw the Boulton Paul Defiant squadron which shot down nearly forty enemy planes without loss to themselves on Wednesday take off on patrol over Dunkirk. They ...

Published: Saturday 01 June 1940
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 942 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

GERMAN EXPLANATION

... states. Dense fog over the Channel is giving cover to the British in their headlong flight. The last resistance offered around Dunkirk is restricted to a narrow area of a depth of about six miles. Special artillery units of the German Navy have been used in ...

Published: Saturday 01 June 1940
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 373 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

56 ENEMY

... destroyed or seriously damaged. Sixteen of our fighters are reported missing. At dawn this morning our fighter patrols over Dunkirk shot down ten enemy fighters with the loss of one of our aircraft. Naval aircraft later bombed and sank an enemy torpedo boat ...

Published: Saturday 01 June 1940
Newspaper: Coventry Evening Telegraph
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 338 | Page: 1 | 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

RAF. ATTACKS GO ON FROM DAWN TO DUSK

... RAF. ATTACKS GO ON FROM DAWN TO DUSK “At dawn this morning our fighter patrols over Dunkirk shot down 10 enemy fighters with the loss of one of our aircraft. Naval aircraft later B.E.F. Men Still Pouring Back To England O OUR by hour, members of the B ...

Published: Saturday 01 June 1940
Newspaper: Evening Despatch
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 1052 | Page: 1 | 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