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King Receives Dunkirk Hero Admiral Abrial, Hero of Dunkirk, was received in audience by the King Buckingham ..

... King Receives Dunkirk Hero Admiral Abrial, Hero of Dunkirk, was received in audience by the King Buckingham Palace fo-day. Admiral Abrial is fhc French Admiral who was in charge fhe embarkation of the B.E.F. and the French troops at Dunkirk, and he was ...

Published: Wednesday 05 June 1940
Newspaper: Evening Despatch
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 63 | Page: 1 | 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

WEYGAND PAYS TRIBUTE

... General Weygand has cited in Army Orders Admiral Abrial, who was the French naval commander at Dunkirk, and Admiral Platon. The latter, appointed Governor of Dunkirk in tragic circumstances, magnificently assured the defence of the place to the end,” the Order ...

Published: Thursday 06 June 1940
Newspaper: Evening Despatch
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 52 | 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

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

MME BATTLE SITUATION

... picture of the evacua ship s deck shows the human d the ship’s side. Men were up still carried UP TO THEIR NECKS IN IT ion from Dunkirk taken from a hain reaching from the shore to o the necks in water, but many their rifles. ...

Published: Friday 07 June 1940
Newspaper: Evening Despatch
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 52 | 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