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MERfT FIRST MEETING WITH THE ENEMY AT VIMY: “WE HELD THEM” From Our Own Correspondent London Saturday wounded ..

... crossed in motor-boats to Dunkirk on Friday to carry troops from Dunkirk sands to destroyers and other vessels Home yesterday suffering from shock and exhaustion he told this story motor-boats taken across As we approached Dunkirk Roads German aircraft were ...

Published: Sunday 02 June 1940
Newspaper: Birmingham Weekly Mercury
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 2113 | Page: 10 | Tags: none

W4I German souveijirs they have brought home including jfficer’s sword wayside station HIGHLANDERS COVERED THE ..

... Lille “Next day was taken to a hospital Dunkirk I want to pay tribute to a French surgeon there For two days and nights he worked without a break tending to both French and British wounded When boats arrived at Dunkirk it was not possible to get conveyances ...

Published: Sunday 02 June 1940
Newspaper: Birmingham Weekly Mercury
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 1270 | Page: 11 | Tags: none

Mercury June WINGS OVER THE NAVY-Pages 4 and i ir“ £ I: 9 AN IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT APPEARS PAGE SIX

... the evacuation being greatly speeded-up) while at Dunkirk the German drive was still being opposed by Allied units Squadrons of the RAF and Allied warships continued to screen the withdrawal from Dunkirk smashing and pounding advancing Germans German attacks ...

Published: Sunday 02 June 1940
Newspaper: Birmingham Weekly Mercury
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 1348 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

SUNDAY MERCURY Jane 1944 ITALIAN TENSION ACUTE Erinmore Cigarettes 53“ US EMBASSY CLERK DETAINED IN LONDON ..

... situation at Dunkirk was slightly worse Germans were heavily bombarding the armed camp where British and French troops were still embarking Some of the British and French troops which had been cut off from the main body withdrawing towards Dunkirk have succeeded ...

Published: Sunday 02 June 1940
Newspaper: Birmingham Weekly Mercury
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 1567 | Page: 20 | Tags: none