TROOPS SOLIDLY HOLD CORRIDOR TO SEA

... French spokesman, describing the situation at Dunkirk, said, “Naval A.A. guns and squadrons of R.A.F. fighters banned the air over the port to German planes.” Allied troops are still holding out solidly in Dunkirk and west of the Yser Canal. They are holding ...

Published: Friday 31 May 1940
Newspaper: Liverpool Evening Express
County: Lancashire, England
Type: | Words: 1703 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

GERMANS “ CORUNNA LINE” VERY LARGE ALLIED ARMY ALREADY OFF

... French and British troops from Dunkirk goes on. Figures of evacuation are not permissible but it is stated that they are very large. Allied troops are continuing to hold out solidly, not only in the fortified area of Dunkirk, almost completely surrounded ...

Published: Friday 31 May 1940
Newspaper: Lancashire Evening Post
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 97 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

R.A.F. Destroy 22 Nazi Planes

... R.A.F. Destroy 22 Nazi Planes IN ONE FIGHT Big Battle Near Dunkirk In a terrific air battle over the French coast near Dunkirk last night a formation of Hurricanes and Defiants shot down 22 of a large force of German bombers and fighters. Not one the ...

Published: Thursday 30 May 1940
Newspaper: Dundee Courier
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 180 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

COMMUNIQUES

... the road to Dunkirk to the Germans the Allied Command has never lost Its coolness for a moment. The watchword Immediately went out The British and French go on fighting. The Belgian Army's task had been to defend the sector North of Dunkirk while the ...

MANY SHIPS, FEW LOST

... sea Falling back from the Lille region and fighting fiercely, the French force is slowly retiring in the direction of Dunkirk. Dunkirk itself is holding out magnificently. The inundations extending south-west and north-east of the entrenched camp are now ...

Published: Friday 31 May 1940
Newspaper: Dundee Courier
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 223 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

BERLIN REPORT

... REPORT “Stubborn Resistance” at Dunkirk Berlin. Friday ‘Press Association War Special —To-day’s German High| Command communique states “The! at ack against the British in the loop between Fumes. Bergues. and West ol Dunkirk is proceeding. The loop is only ...

FIERCE REARGUARD ACTION BY B.E.F

... Up to Tuesday night French units still held out in Calais. BATTLE OFF DUNKIRK Hurricanes And Defiants Rout Enemy Aircraft In a terrific air battle over the French coast near Dunkirk last night, formation of Hurricanes and Defiants shot down 22 of a large ...

Published: Thursday 30 May 1940
Newspaper: Western Morning News
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 1705 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

comrades were in a French ship which struck a magnetic mine and sank, and he, after swimming for some time,

... magnetic mine and sank, and he, after swimming for some time, was the only one to be rescued, The beaches and sand dunes around Dunkirk have been alive with troops for the past three days waiting to be evacuated and being evacuated. At more and more frequent ...

Published: Friday 31 May 1940
Newspaper: Edinburgh Evening News
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 113 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

>Uls WARN BRITAIN

... and temporary earthworks. Dunkirk has been heavily bombed, but yesterday the town was not directly threatened. Lille Taken A Paris statement last night mentioned ** Allied naval forces firmly holding the fortified area of Dunkirk, while a military spokesman ...

Published: Thursday 30 May 1940
Newspaper: Nottingham Journal
County: Nottinghamshire, England
Type: | Words: 995 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

FRENCH ARMY HACKING ITS WAY OUT

... ARMY HACKING ITS WAY OUT Paris, Friday. Allied troops are continuing to hold out solidly not only in the fortified area of Dunkirk, almost completely surrounded by flood waters, but also to the west of the Yser Canal, the French military spokesman stated ...

Published: Friday 31 May 1940
Newspaper: Dundee Evening Telegraph
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 96 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

TALES—AND TRUTH

... Nazis in heavy fighting. , [Note. —Cassel is about 18 miles south and slightly east of Dunkirk and Kemmel about 12 miles further east by south 1 The port ot Dunkirk, stronody entrenched by French and British, was holding he said, basing his statement on ...

Published: Friday 31 May 1940
Newspaper: Liverpool Echo
County: Lancashire, England
Type: | Words: 980 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

Co ON FIGHTING

... road to Dunkirk to the liermans, the Allied Command has never lost its coolness for a moment., The watchword immediately went out, The British and French go on fighting. The Belgian Army's task had been to defend the sector north of Dunkirk, while the ...

Published: Wednesday 29 May 1940
Newspaper: Bradford Observer
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 124 | Page: 1 | Tags: none