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WAY TO DUNKIRK OPENED

... WAY TO DUNKIRK OPENED M. Reynaud said the King of the Belgians ordered his Army to lay down their arms at four o'clock this morning, thus opening the way for German'divisions to Dunkirk. The B.E.F. and the French forces in Belgium are using Dunkirk as their ...

Published: Tuesday 28 May 1940
Newspaper: Yorkshire Evening Post
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 223 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

ONE PENNY DUNKIRK FIGHT

... ONE PENNY DUNKIRK FIGHT Behind the message, “ Gentlemen, I thank you,” sent by General Georges, Chief of Staff to General Weygand, to an R.A.F. squadron, is the story of one of the bravest feats of the war. All the bridges over the Meuse near Maastricht ...

Published: Thursday 30 May 1940
Newspaper: Liverpool Daily Post
County: Lancashire, England
Type: | Words: 242 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

ROUND THE DISTRICT Dunkirk

... sth. at the Kent and Canterbury Hospital, of Mr. Edward Culver, of Gable Cottage, Dunkirk. He was 59 years of age and had been ill for twenty weeks. A native of Dunkirk. He had been a woodworker all his working life and the greater portion of his time ...

Published: Friday 17 May 1940
Newspaper: Faversham News
County: Kent, England
Type: Article | Words: 434 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

ALLIES STILL IN DUNKIRK AND CALAIS

... ALLIES STILL IN DUNKIRK AND CALAIS HAMBURG AND BREMEN BOMBED JTRENCH units are still holding out in Calais. Dunkirk has been heavily bombed, but the town is not directly threatened, it is stated in French military circles to-day. Allied aircraft are ...

Published: Wednesday 29 May 1940
Newspaper: Evening Despatch
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 195 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

DUNKIRK STILL HOLDING OUT

... DUNKIRK STILL HOLDING OUT French Army Hacking Way to Safety WHILE ever increasing numbers of British and French troops are being safely landed in England their comrades in Flanders are grimly continuing their great rearguard action against the German ...

Published: Friday 31 May 1940
Newspaper: Shields Daily News
County: Northumberland, England
Type: Article | Words: 91 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

Calais—Dunkirk Air Battle:

... Calais—Dunkirk Air Battle: Spitfires' Triumph• In the four hours between 5.30 and Twenty blesserschnigit 1101 were cm. yesterday R.A.F. squadrons surprised 17.00011. above Calais. @bat down at least 20 German bombers Approaching from the sun British ...

Published: Monday 27 May 1940
Newspaper: Bradford Observer
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 261 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

BRITISH COLLIER SUNK OFF DUNKIRK

... BRITISH COLLIER SUNK OFF DUNKIRK. The British collier, Brighton, sank off Dunkirk after an explosion on Monday, states Reuter. The 34 members of the crew were saved by motor-launch. Ten of them were injured ...

Published: Friday 10 May 1940
Newspaper: Dover Express
County: Kent, England
Type: Article | Words: 34 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

22 Nazis Down Over Dunkirk

... 22 Nazis Down Over Dunkirk f1» At least 22 enemy down by the R.A.F. y eStei officially announced. . j This success was attainea ca'( kirk when a formation ° and Defiants engaged a ia^ c0 enemy bombers heavily fighters. , A' All our aircraft j j In N.E ...

Published: Thursday 30 May 1940
Newspaper: Hull Daily Mail
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 73 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

BLIZZARD OF BOMBS MEN LEFT DUNKIRK

... BLIZZARD OF BOMBS MEN LEFT DUNKIRK THE WORKMAN’S TRIBUTE TRAIN of French and Bel * gian soldiers, looking hot and tired, stopped in a Surrey station. They made a rush for the small buffet, but having only foreign money could not be served. Waiting passengers ...

Published: Friday 31 May 1940
Newspaper: Evening Despatch
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 116 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

ROAD TO DUNKIRK NOW OPENED TO GERMANS

... ROAD TO DUNKIRK NOW OPENED TO GERMANS Paris, Tuesday. Broadcasting to the French nation at 8.30 this morning, M. Reynaud, Prime Minister, said: I have to inform the French people of a grave event. This event occurred during the night. France can no longer ...

Published: Wednesday 29 May 1940
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Gazette
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 540 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

French Warships Guard Dunkirk To Cover Withdrawal

... French Warships Guard Dunkirk To Cover Withdrawal OTORY OF THE B.E.F.’s STRUGGLE TO PROTECT 0 THE FLANK LAID BARE BY LEOPOLD’S BETRAYAL AND TO FIGHT ITS WAY BACK TO THE COAST IN THE FACE OF ATTACK FROM ALMOST EVERY DIRECTION, WAS SIMPLY TOLD IN THE FOLLOWING ...

Published: Thursday 30 May 1940
Newspaper: Newcastle Journal
County: Northumberland, England
Type: | Words: 191 | Page: 1 | Tags: none