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Hitler Ising I-ast Reserves

... confusion. In Flanders and on the Meuse there was confusion, and for day or two chaos, but Gen. Weygand is keeping his armies together, and so long as that is done the fury of the German attack is futile —and the Nazis know it. Evacuating Children to Dominions ...

Published: Thursday 13 June 1940
Newspaper: Western Mail
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: | Words: 431 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

CAVALRY DECIMATED

... going over the whole of the West Flanders tronl from the neighbourhood of Roulers to throughout and between Ostend and Nieupprt. The Germans are not prospering. The people speak of a retreat. Rumours of German evacuation of Ostend and Bruges have hitherto ...

Published: Saturday 24 October 1914
Newspaper: Western Mail
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: | Words: 454 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

Satire and Fantasy

... said believed in miracles. The evacuation from Dunkirk is a miracle. Wales Does Well Wales has risen wonderfully to the occasion in its reception both of battlescarred soldiers straight from Flanders and France and of evacuated schoolchildren. Glowing testimony ...

Published: Tuesday 04 June 1940
Newspaper: Western Mail
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: | Words: 956 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

WITHDRAWAL OF B.E.F. A TRIUMPH OF allied power “Will Surprise the World” ZEEBRUGGE AGAIN BLOCKED: OTHER PORTS ..

... almost every type of seagoing craft—took part in the evacuation. FILL STORY—PAGE 5. SUCCESS GREATER THAN WE DARED HOPE THE KING A moving message of admiration and sympathy for the Heroes of the Flanders rearguard battle has been received from the King by ...

Published: Tuesday 04 June 1940
Newspaper: Western Mail
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: | Words: 733 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

Russian Attitude

... communiques are still read first. It it alto highly inttratting that when firtt reporting Mr. Churchill't speeaSi on the evacuation of Flanders the Moscow station even glossed over, or omitted, some of the British equipment which he mentioned. Though I do not ...

Published: Friday 07 June 1940
Newspaper: Western Mail
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: | Words: 317 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

THE GERMAN VERSION

... Association War Special. AMSTERDAM, Tuesday. The following communique from Main Headquarters is published in Berlin to-day:— In Flanders strong English forces attacked the new line of our positions north and north-east of Ypres, which runs three to four kilometres ...

Published: Wednesday 28 April 1915
Newspaper: Western Mail
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: | Words: 293 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

GERMAN VERSION,

... lines and in part, were stemmed before our artillery positions. Flanders, the Aisne, and on the Meuse there were only local engagements. LINE GERMANY MAY HOLD MANY MONTHS. Artois and Flanders the results the past week’s operations have greatly increased ...

Published: Friday 18 October 1918
Newspaper: Western Mail
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: | Words: 518 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

ALLIES ADVANCE

... attacks had been directed upon the allies' position. strongly occupied the French, was heavily shelled, whereupon the town was evacuated, the troops dashing out to meet the attack. The Germans hoped to break through by sheer weight numbers, and protracted attacks ...

Published: Wednesday 16 December 1914
Newspaper: Western Mail
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: | Words: 312 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

PRINCE ALBERT

... m. An official communique issued this evening says the provinces of Antwerp and Limburg, and almost the whole of Eastern Flanders are entirely free of the enemy. Our troops re-occupied Termonde yesterday. In fighting in the envircns immediately preceding ...

Published: Saturday 12 September 1914
Newspaper: Western Mail
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: | Words: 315 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

FRENCH OFFICIAL

... STORY OF THE BELGIAN BATTLE. GERMAN OFFICUL. Tuesday. (Admiralty, per Frees.) Army Group of th* Crown Prince Rupprecht.—ln Flanders the enemy has resumed his attacks a wide front between Zarren and the Lys. He succeeded in forward beyond our foremost position ...

Published: Wednesday 16 October 1918
Newspaper: Western Mail
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: | Words: 556 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

Optrex ••ANO ■

... in every possible way. After the evacuation Dunkirk 68.000 troops were given food and drink at one East Coast port alone. He stated that 17 canteens and £25.000 Shipment had been lost by the Salvation Army in Flanders. HaRNARDO’S are helping— u BT Baby ...

Published: Friday 07 June 1940
Newspaper: Western Mail
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: | Words: 520 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

1939 Output

... squadrons in various stages of efficiency. Many of them were still suffering from the effects of the fighting in Holland and Flanders. at Dunkirk. and during the subsequent operations in France. Others were in process of formation and training. But he says: ...

Published: Thursday 12 September 1946
Newspaper: Western Mail
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: | Words: 355 | Page: 2 | Tags: none