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THE EPIC OF DUNKIRK

... to have had enough. Their approach to Dunkirk was slow and cautious, and the handful there are in the ratio one to many thousands. David and Goliath; Moore and Soult; where is the parallel? There is not one. Dunkirk stands alone—an epic for all time. We ...

ime at Dunkirk

... ime at Dunkirk time there was the roar Nazi 'planes overhead. Their objective the crowded beach, and the destroyers, salvo after salvo of bombs were dropped. the deafening din were air raid sirens sounding continuously on the shore. One *pi*ne made persistent ...

Published: Tuesday 25 June 1940
Newspaper: Yorkshire Evening Post
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 151 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

BACK FROM DUNKIRK

... BACK FROM DUNKIRK M.P. Allege* Thousands Unable to Visit Homes Mr. A. Sloan (Lab., Ayr and Bute) to ask the Secretary for War next Tuesday whether he is aware M that men of the British Expeditionary Force who arrived in England from Dunkirk were not ...

Published: Thursday 13 June 1940
Newspaper: Yorkshire Evening Post
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 99 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

Battles Over Dunkirk

... Battles Over Dunkirk During May Pilot Officer Atkinson shot down two enemy aircraft and assisted In shooting down two others. Later, in the Dunkirk area, he shot down another two enemy aircraft and assisted in destroying two more. He has shown high standard ...

ANIMALS' PLIGHT AT DUNKIRK

... ANIMALS' PLIGHT AT DUNKIRK Of all the tragic episodes the evacuation of the BE.P. from Dunkirk, perhaps none has been more poignant than the pathetic attempts dogs and horses board vessels as the troops embarked. Hundreds of dogs, cats, horses and other ...

Published: Wednesday 05 June 1940
Newspaper: Yorkshire Evening Post
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 106 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

AFTER DUNKIRK ESCAPE

... AFTER DUNKIRK ESCAPE Officer who Returned to France Now Missing A Leeds officer who had the good fortune to evacuated from Dunkirk went back to France, and Is now reported missing. He Second-Lieutenant Richard Camrass, of the West Yorkshire Regiment, ...

Published: Tuesday 11 June 1940
Newspaper: Yorkshire Evening Post
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 110 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

DUNKIRK CIVILIAN LOSSES

... DUNKIRK CIVILIAN LOSSES Sir Victor Warrender said 126 civilians were killed and 81 wounded In aiding the Navy to remove men of the B.E.P. and the french army from Dunkirk. Pour of the killed and two wounded were civilian volunteers. and the rest men of ...

Published: Tuesday 18 June 1940
Newspaper: Yorkshire Evening Post
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 48 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

French Hit Back at Dunkirk

... French Hit Back at Dunkirk PARIS, Monday TONIGHT'S Frunch communique states The enemy continued to attack with ferocity our positions around Dunkirk, where they encountered vigorous resistance and unceasing counter-attacks by our troops. ••The French ...

MORE TROOPS LEAVE DUNKIRK

... MORE TROOPS LEA DUNKIRK Little Activity on Rest of Front \ To-day’s French communique 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 ...

Published: Tuesday 04 June 1940
Newspaper: Yorkshire Evening Post
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 649 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

THE KING DECORATES DUNKIRK HEROES

... THE KING DECORATES DUNKIRK HEROES D.S.O. for Yorkshire Officer: Other Awards to Allies The King yesterday decorated officers of the 8.E.F., Including Lieut.- Colonel of the East Yorkshire Regiment, while further awards to British and French officers were ...