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4 June 1940 (7)

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LEY B.E.F. MP THROUGH SAND ) DUNKIRK BEACH NEWS OF SAFE ARRIVALS

... LEY B.E.F. MP THROUGH SAND ) DUNKIRK BEACH NEWS OF SAFE ARRIVALS ive n oes tramp in the early hours through deep sand lorshore, with loaded rifles and fixed bayonets, was the the escape from Flanders of a large party of the o f whom Driver Thomas Byatt ...

Published: Tuesday 04 June 1940
Newspaper: Staffordshire Sentinel
County: Staffordshire, England
Type: | Words: 320 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

CONTINUOUS ENEMY ATTACKS

... n went on actively in the Dunkirk region, thanks to the resistance of our troops, and in spite of ceaseless difficulties caused by enemy pressure. On the rest of the front, nothing to report. More French troops from Dunkirk were landed in England Of the ...

Published: Tuesday 04 June 1940
Newspaper: Staffordshire Sentinel
County: Staffordshire, England
Type: | Words: 930 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

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... 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, ...

Published: Tuesday 04 June 1940
Newspaper: Staffordshire Sentinel
County: Staffordshire, England
Type: | Words: 203 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

ONE PENNY 15,000 BRITISH AND FRENCH SAVED BY A THOUSAND SHIPS CHURCHILL'S TEMENT IN IMONS `A Miracle of ..

... 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 ...

Published: Tuesday 04 June 1940
Newspaper: Staffordshire Sentinel
County: Staffordshire, England
Type: | Words: 610 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

FEARED GREATEST DISASTER

... 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 on the beaches. They sowed magnetic mines in the channels and seas, and sent repeated ...

Published: Tuesday 04 June 1940
Newspaper: Staffordshire Sentinel
County: Staffordshire, England
Type: | Words: 570 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

More Awards For Gallant Royal Air Force Officers

... Loan 4*.c, 1101 Do 3'., 101 Do 3';', 961 War Lo an 31 - , 991 ladle 119481 3%. 791 Do (New) o.c. 100 ex di‘. THE EPIC OF DUNKIRK STOP-PRESS NEWS • 4‘- .• THE four sons of Mrs. G. Birks, 9, Percy-street, Sandford Hill, Longton, are all serving in ...

Published: Tuesday 04 June 1940
Newspaper: Staffordshire Sentinel
County: Staffordshire, England
Type: | Words: 790 | Page: 6 | Tags: none