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Published: Friday 31 May 1940
Newspaper: Portsmouth Evening News
County: Hampshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 215 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

EIRANN ARMY ON WAR FOOTING

... troops are firmly holding Calais, Dunkirk. Ostend, and Zeebrugge, it was announced Paris late last night, and the German communique speaks of tough resistance. The German Air Force again bombed Zeebrugge, Ostend and Dunkirk, the communique adds. A French ...

Published: Monday 27 May 1940
Newspaper: Portsmouth Evening News
County: Hampshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 405 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

ROYAL NAVY'S PART IN NARVIK'S CAPTURE Enemy Air Activity IT was stated in London yesterday that Narvik was ..

... where Allfad odds. On the other hand, they were David forces Ain held Dunkirk and able to make full use of the natural gave the armies all assistance possible. defences before Dunkirk, and were The combined air forces„ too, carried m e t e d to b e i n ...

Published: Friday 31 May 1940
Newspaper: Hampshire Telegraph
County: Hampshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1837 | Page: 9 | Tags: none

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... military circles state tha the water has now had time to soal well into the ground, and the whole o the area to the ‘south-west Dunkirk va ae _@ a EIU UR almost to St. Omer, has reverted to th huge marsh it was some 20 centurie ago when it held up Cesar’s legions ...

Published: Friday 31 May 1940
Newspaper: Portsmouth Evening News
County: Hampshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 820 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

5S. THE EVENING NEWS, FRIDAY, MAY 31, 1940. ON ISSUES OF WAR AND PEACE | HOW BRITISH HELD CALAIS The

... large number of the enemy and was of invaluable assistance to the main body of the Ex- peditionary Force in its drawal on Dunkirk. This action will count among the most herc’c deeds in the annals of fhe Army. “The Best A.R.P. Service in the World ”’ country ...

Published: Friday 31 May 1940
Newspaper: Portsmouth Evening News
County: Hampshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 207 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

Matrnity Wards

... coast near Calais. The Zeppelin which raided Ramsgate the previous day was attacked by eight 'planes of the Naval Air Arm off Dunkirk and was badly damaged. The Daily Smile Little Brother: you know what means? Little Sisten The way other people show off ...

Published: Friday 17 May 1940
Newspaper: Portsmouth Evening News
County: Hampshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 338 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

Nazi Planes Off S.E. Coast

... watched from the sea front saw shells bursting in the sky. The activity appeared to bo on the other side the Channel - - Ostend-Dunkirk-Calais coast. “We saw great flares as though bombs were exploding, and it. seemed that guns were in action.” One watcher told ...

Published: Monday 20 May 1940
Newspaper: Portsmouth Evening News
County: Hampshire, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 335 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

NAVY’S GREAT WORK OFF DUTCH COAST

... acting as unit between this country and the commands ashore the Con'’a .. operation off the coast v.'.i«-ppn Flushing and Dunkirk to o«fst the fiank of the Allied Armies: assembly of minesweepers to protnpri to ports where the Germans St mine: and minelaying ...

Published: Saturday 18 May 1940
Newspaper: Portsmouth Evening News
County: Hampshire, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 380 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

retirement their ONLY CHOICE

... massively with all the means at their command to relieve the German pressure. Although King Leopold action opened 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 ...

Published: Wednesday 29 May 1940
Newspaper: Portsmouth Evening News
County: Hampshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 971 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

THE WAY

... residents. Bombardment of the forts in the Narrows of the Dardanelles continued land and sea guns. More shells fell upon Dunkirk and many frightened refugees made their way across the English Channel to Folkestone. It was learned that the firing was from ...

Published: Wednesday 01 May 1940
Newspaper: Portsmouth Evening News
County: Hampshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 473 | Page: 4 | Tags: none