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ROAD TO DUNKIRK

... ROAD TO DUNKIRK the North there was a group of three Allied armies—the Belgian Array, the B.E.F. and some French divisions. This group of three armies, under the command of General Blanchard, was supplied by way Dunkirk. The French and British Annies ...

Lille Fighting

... partly occupied by the Germans, hut the spokesman said that some French troops are still holding out there. Fortifying Dunkirk Dunkirk being fortified French and British naval engineers, the Admiral commanding the operations reported to-night. He satisfied ...

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 ...

SKILFUL REARGUARD FIGHTS AS B.E.F. FALL BACK

... Calais DUNKIRK FIRMLY HELD: R.A.F.'s GREAT WORK The King's Grateful Words to Our Troops Fighting skilful rearguard actions, the British and French troops in Flanders, it was learned early to-day, continued their well-ordered withdrawal on Dunkirk. ONE of ...

Continuous Bombing

... from clergyman but could not sleep because the house rocked ~ After another walk of ten miles toward Dunkirk, they got a lift in a milk float. At Dunkirk they had take refuge in the cellars a candle factory during vlolant bombing. ...

COUNTER-STROKES

... English fight well. The German advance Is governed our counterstrokes as We move to the entrenched line that is Calais and Dunkirk. We might have been at Ostend to-day, but our way was made hard a craven King who can now have a villa there. The B.E.F. must ...

Priest's Microphone

... walked 50 miles before we reached Dunkirk. We had dinner in Ostend on Wednesday noon, and apart from little bread and butter given us on the way had nothing else until 11 pm. next day. We got on board another boat at Dunkirk, and eventually started for home ...

German Communique

... three transports and one tanker have been sunk, and one destroyer severely damaged. Harbour works Dunkirk and Dover were bombed. German speedboats off Dunkirk sank enemy destroyer by torpedo. Activity of both Air Forces was limited by the weather. The ...

Bid for Ostend

... miles from Saint Omcr, that is say the flank the German motorised troops which attacked Calais and attempted to approach Dunkirk. The aim of the German Command launching repeated and very costly attacks in the sector between the Meuse and the Aisne is ...

The Latest German Claims

... asserted, is only miles wide its widest point. German troops advancing Northern Flanders towards Dunkirk arc stated to have reached the River Yser. Dunkirk. claimed. now within range of the German heavy artillery, and its harbour has been destroyed ...

NAZI CLAIMS

... evening and during the night, German air units composed of two strong forces, attacked the coastal area and the sea between Dunkirk and Ostend. They attacked British warships and troopships which were attempting to embark the remnants of the British Exp ...

Entrenched Camp

... Lille region and fighting fiercely the Prioux Army Is. however, slowly retiring in the direction of the entrenched camp Dunkirk. Dunkirk itself is holding out magnificently. The Inundations extending Southwest and North-East of the entrenched camp are now ...