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THE RUSSIAN CAMPAIGN: The Evacuation of Lodz

... THE RUSSIAN CAMPAIGN The Evacuation of Lodz. THE story of the renewed advance of the German masses up the Vistula in the middle of November and of their rupture of the Russian line north of Lodz has been already sketched in the pages of THE SPHERE. The ...

Published: Saturday 19 December 1914
Newspaper: The Sphere
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 1042 | Page: 8 | Tags: Photographs 

THE B.E.F. COMES ASHORE: Scenes at a South-east Coast Port

... With the quays packed with naval vessels lying moored three deep, further vessels continue to arrive full of troops from Flanders. These men are getting their first sight of England after withstanding almost superhuman hardships in their long battle ...

Published: Saturday 08 June 1940
Newspaper: The Sphere
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 176 | Page: 5 | Tags: Photographs 

THE LAST PHASES at DUNKIRK: Scenes During the Retreat to the Coast; and in the City of Dunkirk Itself

... SpOT ON THEIR WAY TO THE DOCKS DUNKIRK -THE HARBOUR THE PALL OF SMOKE OVER THE DOOMED CITY WAS CONTINUOUS THROUGHOUT THE EVACUATION AS THE ENEMY AIR FORCE AND LAND ARTILLERY SOUGHT TO ENCOMPASS THE DESTRUCTION OF THE ALLIES ON THEIR WAY TO THE BEACHES ...

Published: Saturday 15 June 1940
Newspaper: The Sphere
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 273 | Page: 8 | Tags: Photographs 

PREPARING FOR WAR ON THE HOME FRONT

... TYPICAL SCENE ON A BRITISH ROAD It has been stated that, as a result of the evacuation of the B.E.F. from Dunkirk, a quantity of war material had to be left behind In Flanders. Despite this the roads of England seem to be humming with war activities of ...

Published: Saturday 22 June 1940
Newspaper: The Sphere
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 816 | Page: 7 | Tags: Photographs 

The CONTINUED FIGHTING in the DUNES: The BATTLES of the CANALS

... position in Flanders and Northern France may be summarised as follows: The enemy has fallen back towards the east. Our advanced guards have marched towards the Yser, and have everywhere found indications of a hurried retreat. The evacuation by the German ...

Published: Saturday 07 November 1914
Newspaper: The Sphere
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 922 | Page: 10 | Tags: Photographs 

LANDMARKS IN THE HISTORY OF BELGIUM: The Hated Regime of the Duke of Alva--The Execution of Counts Egmont and Horn

... and Horn THE EMPEROR MAXIMILIAN I AT GHENT: The Emperor acquired'Flanders as a result of his marriage with Mary, the daughter of Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy and Count of Flanders. The Gentle Mary, as she was called, had succeeded to an inheritance ...

Published: Saturday 03 March 1934
Newspaper: The Sphere
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 937 | Page: 21 | Tags: Photographs 

WINTER SCENES among the FLOODS of HOLLAND: Where British Troops are Holding the Line Amidst Flooded Rivers and ..

... FLOODED BETUWE, the plain between the Lower Rhine and the Waal Drawing by W. G. Whitaker The British authorities have recently evacuated 5,000 people from the Betuwe to Belgium in ten days, thanks to excellent organisation. Flooding after the Germans had reached ...

Published: Saturday 06 January 1945
Newspaper: The Sphere
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 507 | Page: 19 | Tags: Photographs