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M.C. Awarded to Warwickshire Officer The Military Cross has been awarded to Lieutenant (temporary Captain) Mark ..

... throughout, has the confidence of his men, and has done valuable work with the fighting patrols.” FRENCH HAD 100 WARSHIPS AT DUNKIRK PARIS. French co-operation in the work of taking off the unbeaten armies of Britain and France from the betrayed field of ...

Published: Wednesday 05 June 1940
Newspaper: Coventry Evening Telegraph
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 231 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

ALL THEY WANT NOW

... hard on all sides, helped him to where they thought would be the nearest dressing station. Then instructed to carry on to Dunkirk, the two youngsters, with their disabled comrade made their perilous way on, evading patrols, sniping here and there, diving ...

Published: Thursday 06 June 1940
Newspaper: Coventry Evening Telegraph
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 269 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

French Communique

... French Communique This morning’s official French communique states: During the night embarkation went on actively in the Dunkirk region, thanks to the resistance of our troops, and in spite of ceaseless difficulties caused by enemy pressure. the rest ...

Published: Tuesday 04 June 1940
Newspaper: Coventry Evening Telegraph
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 44 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

NEW B.E.F. HAS GONE TO FRANC MARVEL OF ASSEMBLY ORGANISATION

... Scottish. SCOTSMEN IN SONG This B.E.F. is new in men and material, but it has the same spirit that brought about the marvel Dunkirk. These men had no illusions about their task. But they cheered at the sight of the ships, went up the gangways jauntily and ...

Published: Friday 14 June 1940
Newspaper: Coventry Evening Telegraph
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 789 | Page: 12 | 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

♦ + *

... ♦ + * 'T’HE Germans have made much of their break-through to Dunkirk, but nothing they have done can compare with the British Army’s gallant and successful effort to save Italy in the last war. The Italian people readily acknowledged this aid by their ...

Published: Wednesday 19 June 1940
Newspaper: Coventry Evening Telegraph
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 100 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

NO CONTINUOUS FRONT

... mechanised columns and planes, which needed such large quantities of petrol, if the Allies had not suffered so heavily at Dunkirk Moreover, if it had been possible for the French to- hold the Germans on the Seine and the Somme it is possible that a defeat ...

Published: Friday 21 June 1940
Newspaper: Coventry Evening Telegraph
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 121 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

ONE PENNY NKIRK EVACUATION GOES ON

... British troops are returning from Dunkirk, expressing his gratitude for the manner in which the troops were cared for by civil volunteers. kinds, ranging from converted liners to trawlers, have taken part in the defence of Dunkirk and the evacuation of the troops ...

Published: Monday 03 June 1940
Newspaper: Coventry Evening Telegraph
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 1189 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

Showing to-day at 2.3 C. 4.0, 6.45, 9.5 MARLENE DIETRICH, 5 JAMES STEWART in DESIRY S RIDES AGAIN EPIC OF

... Showing to-day at 2.3 C. 4.0, 6.45, 9.5 MARLENE DIETRICH, 5 JAMES STEWART in DESIRY S RIDES AGAIN EPIC OF DUNKIRK BEACHES-G.B. News S all rafSTTI THIS WEEK Ronald Colman, Claudette Colbert SUNDER TWO FLAGSmS Full Supporting Programme. ■ Thurs., Fri. ...

Published: Thursday 06 June 1940
Newspaper: Coventry Evening Telegraph
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 88 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

in Normandy

... the Channel coast by the German push to the Lower Seine are completely cut off and find themselves in a position similar to Dunkirk.” The German High Command, in another overnight statement, claimed that French forces encircled at St. Valery had capitulated ...

Published: Thursday 13 June 1940
Newspaper: Coventry Evening Telegraph
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 449 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

WITHOUT EXCUSE

... give the Italians cause to rue their sacrifice of peaceful life. LETTERS to the EOITOR For Dunkirk Heroes QIR, —In answer to an appeal for comforts for Dunkirk Heroes,” a collection was made in Coronation Road and we are now able to send twelve 5s parcels ...

Published: Tuesday 11 June 1940
Newspaper: Coventry Evening Telegraph
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 426 | Page: 4 | Tags: none