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“GREAT SKILL AND DARING”

... surrender contained large number of the enemy and was of Invaluable assistance to Pie main body the I.E.F. Its withdrawal Dunkirk. This operation ha# been carried out with groat shill and daring. troops not immediately engaged have been evacuated with ...

Published: Friday 31 May 1940
Newspaper: Western Mail
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: | Words: 582 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

REFUGEES A SECOND TIME The Verbeeck Family

... they met in the refugees' column, to try and get into touch with her brother. John Verbeeck met : his family not far from Dunkirk and motored them to his Calais home. My parents were in an exhausted condition but. fortunately, they had escaped air attacks ...

Published: Thursday 30 May 1940
Newspaper: North Wales Weekly News
County: Denbighshire, Wales
Type: | Words: 535 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

HEARING ADJOURNED

... of the almost water three-quarters of the year. parents' canteens, a creche. maternity t down - a terrific air battle off Dunkirk I, p to Tuesday night French units still Ingredients: 2 cornflour , last evening, when a ionisation of • . 2 tablebold out ...

Published: Friday 31 May 1940
Newspaper: Flintshire County Herald
County: Flintshire, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 5512 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

Fused. There is no definite news to in- SIXTY ENEMY PLANES SHOT dicate that the situation has improved, DOWN. ..

... was fought Yorkshire. Eight civilians were injured, the French coast between Calais and to ho three of whom were admitted Dunkirk. Pilots reported that the sk y Some damage was done. Bombs also was fiEed with aircraft. A squadron felt in rural areas in ...

Published: Friday 31 May 1940
Newspaper: Flintshire County Herald
County: Flintshire, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 1602 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

Reynaud’s Revelation of Incredible Mistakes” CHANNEL PORTS BOMBED BY GERMAN PLANES PARACHUTISTS SPIES AIDED ..

... Amiens in their drive towards the Channel jiorts. The Nazi Press claimed last night that German aeroplanes had bombed Ostend, Dunkirk, Boulogne, and Calais, and admitted strong Allied resistance at Ghent and along the Kiver Scheldt. British Bravery in Norway ...

Published: Wednesday 22 May 1940
Newspaper: Western Mail
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: | Words: 935 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

NUMEROUS DIRECT HITS

... among the places attacked the courtyard of a hospital. A woman make his most threatened neighbours his duty. The being Lens Dunkirk, * ® P®°P o « believe that it depended on them alone, its ’ Were Be ' hUn *’ C Ahh« '-B^Bdon their weakness, if they wanted ...

Published: Saturday 11 May 1940
Newspaper: Western Mail
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: | Words: 974 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

In Two Days

... and fighters and put another 20 out of action. A continuous air battle was fought over the French coast between Calais and Dunkirk. Pilots reported that the sky was filled with aircraft. Flew Shattered Plane Home Safely A Spitfire pilot came safely back ...

Published: Monday 27 May 1940
Newspaper: Western Mail
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: | Words: 931 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

CONFUSION OR GAP IN ALLIED LINE WITHIN NOR THERN LOOP

... inevitable. The resources our coaB i region around Calais and infantry the ground, and the Empire far oxcaod anything which Oor- Dunkirk— in places where the British aya i Air Force ha-, 1 am to;d, won laurels in the last War— a valiant improved upon the teachers ...

Published: Thursday 30 May 1940
Newspaper: Western Mail
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: | Words: 1929 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

YOU SHOULD READ

... relatives, and homes, driven away by a common enemy. They had five days at sea aboard little trawler and were delayed two days at Dunkirk, where they suffered bombardment. Some of them would serve in the Army and had only left because they were urged to do so ...

Published: Tuesday 28 May 1940
Newspaper: Western Mail
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: | Words: 1505 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

. joined with troops landed at Rotterdam, t hus outflanking the Dutch fortfication DESPERATE FIGHTING IN !line. ..

... tlerrnais had bombed Calais and to have been attacked from the the air, reached at one point. An Order of the Day by the Dutch Dunkirk. At Lille bombs intended for while in Amsterdam bombs fell in the The enemy exerted strong pressure neler-in-Cbief to his ...

Published: Friday 17 May 1940
Newspaper: Flintshire County Herald
County: Flintshire, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 3799 | Page: 2 | Tags: none