... been riddled by German political power and fear has made its head uncover the left flank of the British Army and imperil Dunkirk base. And this 24 hours after the B.E.F. had saved the Belgian front against a power drive! CRITICAL: NOT DESPERATE The situation ...

... our aircraft returned. Then the British squadron saw two formations of nine Hejnkel bombers that were attempting to bomb Dunkirk, but all their bombs fell into the sea. Later, the squadron encountered a number Meseerschmttt 110 twin-engine lighters. the ...

... of ten. One British squadron accounted for 18 Friday and another for 20 DOWN IN FOUR HOURS Air Battle Between Calais and Dunkirk In the four hours between 5.30 and 9.30 a.m. yesterday R.A.F. squadrons shot down at least 20 German bombers and fighters ...

... open. The opening shot will come from German long-range guns- Calais. Popolo Roma,'' commenting on German reports that Dunkirk and Ostend are threatened, declares that England Is thus about to lose her last bridgehead on the Continent. The democracies ...

... civilian centres The tale is still incomplete, but It Is known that among the places attacked were Bethune, Choques Lens, Dunkirk, Nancy, Hazebrouck, Calais Abbeville, Doulens and Albert. Numerous civilian casualties are known to have occurred although ...

... Channel are being foiled German air attacks against those Channel ports which are still in the enemy's hands. The port of Dunkirk was destroyed by fire. No important events on the Southern Front. It was claimed that some 700.000 of the best British and ...

... about the same—lso miles of the actual battle zone. The base of the Allied battle front is the Maglnot Line from Sedan to Dunkirk, to which can ebb and flow. It is not Allied policy to advance over the Meuse, but rather to bring the Germans out on as long ...

... North and East of France arrived Paris by train to-day in a continuous 6tream. The contingent came mostly from the Ardennes, Dunkirk. Bethunc, Hazebrouck, Lille and Tourcolng. Well-organised arrangements had been made receive the refugees, and to send them ...

... badly damaged by bombs The German Air Force also succesafullv bombed the ports of Dunkirk and Dover. German high speed boats torpedoed and sank enemy destroyer off Dunkirk. In general, the activity of the air forces both sides was limited by weather conditions ...

... night at a South coast port while, on the other side of the Channel, their comrades fought terrific rearguard battle to hold Dunkirk and the coast until withdrawal is complete. SKILL AND DARING HOME FROM FRANCE Withdrawal to Coast A COMMUNIQUE issued by ...

... Little Boy's Help From Dunkirk they walked to Calais. Even there we could not rest, said Mr. Sykes. Every few moments the German •planes came swooping over ana we had to rush into the cellars. It was terrible to see the people the roads, particularly ...

... husband's motor-cycle, but at Ostend there was no petrol to be had. they left the machine in the yard of a cafe and walked to Dunkirk, a distance of about 40 miles. When a girl, Mrs Gummerson came to England a Belgian refugee the last war, but she says the ...