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MERfT FIRST MEETING WITH THE ENEMY AT VIMY: “WE HELD THEM” From Our Own Correspondent London Saturday wounded ..

... crossed in motor-boats to Dunkirk on Friday to carry troops from Dunkirk sands to destroyers and other vessels Home yesterday suffering from shock and exhaustion he told this story motor-boats taken across As we approached Dunkirk Roads German aircraft were ...

Published: Sunday 02 June 1940
Newspaper: Birmingham Weekly Mercury
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 2115 | Page: 10 | Tags: none

W4I German souveijirs they have brought home including jfficer’s sword wayside station HIGHLANDERS COVERED THE ..

... Lille “Next day was taken to a hospital Dunkirk I want to pay tribute to a French surgeon there For two days and nights he worked without a break tending to both French and British wounded When boats arrived at Dunkirk it was not possible to get conveyances ...

Published: Sunday 02 June 1940
Newspaper: Birmingham Weekly Mercury
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1271 | Page: 11 | Tags: none

MERCtJKY ore Stories that has the 'withdrawal BEf from France after iPttulaUon of King Leo-ikI Petain surrender ..

... it into finer per-h THE EPIC OF (Hurst and Blackett -) E Keble Chatter- WINDY CORNER” AND HOW IT WAS “ROUNDED” ' helped at Dunkirk In the rescue British soldiers Jrom Germans A small British cargo-carrier had some German officer prisoners in the hold and ...

Published: Sunday 08 December 1940
Newspaper: Birmingham Weekly Mercury
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 613 | Page: 15 | Tags: none

Mercury June WINGS OVER THE NAVY-Pages 4 and i ir“ £ I: 9 AN IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT APPEARS ON PAGE

... the evacuation being greatly speeded-up) while at Dunkirk the German drive was still being opposed by Allied units Squadrons of the RAF and Allied warships continued to screen the withdrawal from Dunkirk smashing and pounding advancing Germans German attacks ...

Published: Sunday 02 June 1940
Newspaper: Birmingham Weekly Mercury
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1357 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

SUNDAY MERCURY Jane 1944 ITALIAN TENSION ACUTE Erinmore Cigarettes 53“ US EMBASSY CLERK DETAINED IN LONDON ..

... situation at Dunkirk was slightly worse Germans were heavily bombarding the armed camp where British and French troops were still embarking Some of the British and French troops which had been cut off from the main body withdrawing towards Dunkirk have succeeded ...

Published: Sunday 02 June 1940
Newspaper: Birmingham Weekly Mercury
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1569 | Page: 20 | Tags: none

r IMA WATCH HITLER IN BALKANS!-’ 8 junday Mercury IT'S TWICE IIP SMICE WARSHIPS DOWN THREE Mr Bevin with Mr

... Spanish Governments are still in progress regarding the Tangier problem BUP HIGHSPEED ESCAPADE OF DUNKIRK SURVIVOR PDWARD ERNEST TIBBITTS who was wounded at Dunkirk and according to police at Clerkenwel Plolice Court yesterday “apparently had a grievance against ...

Published: Sunday 10 November 1940
Newspaper: Birmingham Weekly Mercury
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1275 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

SUNDAY MERCURY 9 Jun 1940 Thirteen IT'S IN THE NEWS wilt o'z By Charles Howarth old Thomas Jay's NEWS-EYE VIEWS

... fashion plate sports model of the Missing Link was actually discussing the war and the epic withdrawal ol our troops from Dunkirk Strewth ! AT At THE BUDDIES: may not for hearty laughs least let's wear same smile we Use our photographs FTER finding a goat ...

Published: Sunday 09 June 1940
Newspaper: Birmingham Weekly Mercury
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 997 | Page: 13 | Tags: none

ijpiPERSHING’S PLEA FOR ALLIES man storm troops passing through a village which they tokc and flame rebuilt ..

... and flame rebuilt their homes after the devastation of 1914-18 it on by the invader Yom hell to peace ench soldiers from Dunkirk lend a hand at aking castle at English South Coast resort “SEND THEM ALL WE CAN” HOLDING AMERICA’S FRONT LINE Washington Saturday ...

Published: Sunday 09 June 1940
Newspaper: Birmingham Weekly Mercury
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1056 | Page: 11 | Tags: none

The mighty King George V a drawing by Parkes AINA of Britain's latest type of battleship symbol of the naval

... She lost a large number in the operations off Norway great care to preserve those that remain As an example -look at the Dunkirk evacuation Conditions rendered for that be carried out almost entirely small ships You would have thought that Germany’s ...

Published: Sunday 29 December 1940
Newspaper: Birmingham Weekly Mercury
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1298 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

MERCURY E FOR YOUR JUNK COLLECTION OF SALVAGE TO ime iterlude for refreshment at village Somewhere Britain” he ..

... and said he expected they would stay at a hotel BUP DUNKIRK MAN IN FATAL CRASH John Bewsher 26 of Teston near Maidstone a lance-bombardier in the Kent Yeomnry came safely through the horrors of Dunkirk Motor-cycling on Thursday at Abergele (Denbigh) was ...

Published: Sunday 23 June 1940
Newspaper: Birmingham Weekly Mercury
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1442 | Page: 11 | Tags: none

Miracles of 1940 confidence for 1941 ItlrminKham phone: itirmlngliam Central MCI (13 lines) SUNDAY 29 DECEMBER ..

... Holland and Belgium and alas of France too It saw a great British army retreating in order and with immense bravery saved from Dunkirk beaches by a thousand little ships and a host of unknown heroes That made a saga that will live in the histories as long as ...

Published: Sunday 29 December 1940
Newspaper: Birmingham Weekly Mercury
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1729 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

SUNDAY MERCURY June 1940 Three NEW ALLIED BOND CASH PACT WITH BELGIUM HOLLAND TO SIGN TOO SOON BY tripartite ..

... lost NAZIS FIRE LIFEBOAT BRIDE-TO-BE WAITED AS HEROIC OFFICER DIED JATALLY wounded when a German plane attacked his ship off Dunkirk a young naval officer carried on firing at the enemy until he had brought the plane down Meanwhile at his home port his b ...

Published: Sunday 09 June 1940
Newspaper: Birmingham Weekly Mercury
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1632 | Page: 3 | Tags: none