... 100 FRENCH WARSHIPS AT DUNKIRK Paris, June 2 Some 100 French warships and more than 200 French merchant vessels of all kinds, ranging from converted liners to trawlers, have taken part in the defence of Dunkirk and the evacuation of the Allied forces ...

... BEING TAKEN OFF French Use 100 Warships, Ex-Liners LEAST ANOTHER 100,000 ALLIED— INCLUDING BELGIAN—TROOPS ARE STILL IN THE DUNKIRK AREA. IT IS HOPED TO EVACUATE THEM IN THE NEXT 48 HOURS, SAID THE FRENCH MILITARY SPOKESMAN LAST NIGHT. Mr. Anthony Eden, ...

... 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 ...

... FAMILY REUNIONS During the week-end a number of Birmingham men back from Dunkirk have been reunited with their families, short leave having been granted to many of those who took part in the epic withdrawal. The majority look fit an 1 well, despite their ...

... town of Bergues. The whole region round Dunkirk which is still in the hands of the enemy is under constant and heavy artillery fire. Fighter planes and stuka (dive bomber) units continued their attacks on Dunkirk yesterday. They sank two destroyers, one ...

... so had to foot-slog it for a bit, but finally I found an old Army bike and pedalled on that for the rest of the journey to Dunkirk.” Lance-corporal Hunt described how his comrades were in the best of spirits despite the gruelling time through which they ...

... the B.E.F. on both sides of Dunkirk, which is meeting with stubborn resistance in very good terrain, is making good progress. Despite the bad weather our air force made further successful attacks yesterday on troops at Dunkirk and intervened in the protection ...

... 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 ...

... Vienna, Hanover and Munich. JUNE 3, 1940 THE EMBARKATIONS AT DUNKIRK THOUSANDS OF MEN STILL LEAVING PROCESS GOING ON DAY ANT) NIGHT Paris, June 2 While the re-embarkation operations at Dunkirk continue on a particularly large scale, tlie tront from the ...

... Beaches A man who until a few weeks ago was cinema manager in a London suburb to-day recounted his adventures in the inferno of Dunkirk. He responded to an appeal for men to help evacuate the 8.E.F., and .was in charge of small motor cruiser with two other men ...

... R.A.F. MAKE i RECORD “Kill’ INURING Saturday and yesterday our have accounted for 113 Nazi planes battles over the Dunkirk area. Saturday's bag of 78 was a record for a day. of our planes are missing as a result of these action Spitfire squadron alone ...

... evacuation was also given in last night’s French war communique, which stated:— Since the order was given to them to fall back on Dunkirk, French and British troops engaged on three fronts in the region from St. Omer to the neighbourhood of Arras, Valenciennes ...