... munitions. It ran first to Amiens, and afterwards to Abbeville, and turned its way the coast from Boulogne and Calais, almost to Dunkirk. Behind this armoured and mechanised onslaught came German divisions and lorries, and behind again came plodding the dull ...

... been done by the Navy for England. ADVENTURES OF A STRANGE CONVOY Among the coastal towns sharing in the epic story of the Dunkirk evacuation was Poole. which was stripocd of small craft last Wednesday. About 20 vessels were assembled —fishing smacks, ...

... Caches, and often f'.lV + K avoid being C?r. air.” 1 v, is bas a scar on ere a stray tn him - lost ,k v (- biey s Coventry Dunkirk, believe they all t lr EN BACK [V in their n7 times in J » about 25 exl tit l^? 'l. as t night in they had been ai detach- ...

... unwounded survivors were brought off by the Navy. 01 their comrades was unknown. 'result of their sacrifice, the port of Dunkirk was kept open. !Pr:me Minster also stated that we had lost nearly 1,000 klranport and armoured vehicles in the North. 'Air ...

... main power, the power of their far more numerous air force, was thrown into the battle or concentrated on the beaches of Dunkirk. The enemy began to fire with cannon the beaches. They sowed magnetic ...

... how little this has affected the Allies’ command of the sea is abundantly shown by the great success of the withdrawal from Dunkirk. Signor Mussolini during his present contemplative silence is undoubtedly giving full weight to the arguments which have been ...

... Inn. who, with a large number of other Ola Laurentians, has been serving with Royal Artillery battery. All,” arriving in Dunkirk, swam fully-clothed to destroyer after several unsuccessful attempts to get aboard a boat, and now his mother has as a souvenir ...

... vealed the house of commons that in the epic withdrawal from u THE NAVY HAD EVACUATED OVER 335,000 AND BRITISH SOLDIERS FROM DUNKIRK. *hp • \ u^° ic defence of Calais only 30 wounded men l survived. The British brigadier had n hour to surrender he refused ...

... situation was such that one mistake in the handling of a ship might have blocked a vital channel or that part of the port of Dunkirk which could be used. Nor was the weather entirely in favour of the operation. On two days a fresh north-westerly wind raised ...

... taken out to safety it would have to be set down as one of the most remarkable military and naval operations of modern times. Dunkirk is still holding out. Except for such of the remaining forces as are in the rearguard, however, most of the divisions that ...

... phase of their campaign in advance. Nor should they yet be in a strong position, after the exhaustive and exhausting drive to Dunkirk and pther ports, to organise a big thrust in another direction. But speculation is bound to spread about the new big objecUve—an ...

... counties was appealing for changes of clothes, cigarettes, chocolate, soap, and laving requisites for the men just returned from Dunkirk. Within half an hour of the appeal being made people were trooping into Rugby Police Station with dothes, tobacco, soap, and ...