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... REARGUARD ACTIONS COVER B.E.F. WITHDRAWAL FRENCH NAVY HOLDS DUNKIRK Allied 'Planes Perpetually in Action TROOPS' RACE AGAINST TIME WHILE THE FRENCH NAVY FIRMLY HELD THE BOMBED AND BATTERED PORT OF DUNKIRK OPEN FOR THEM, THE BRITISH EXPEDITIONARY FORCE, WITH ...
... NIGHT R.A.F. Destroy 22 Nazi Raiders (Press Association War Special) In a terrific air battle over the French coast near Dunkirk, last night, a formation of Hurricanes and Defiants shot down 22 of a large force of German bombers and fighters. This was ...
... and Dunkirk, the defenders of this vital stretch of coast-line have for some days past been in a parlous position, but a least it could be said that their forces were intact. Now suddenly, and at the decision of one man, trie Belgian King. Dunkirk is left ...
... 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 by German air attacks against those Channel ports which are still in the enemy's hands. The port of Dunkirk was destroyed i by fire. ———_____——. ...
... 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 ...
... Somtne Front yesterday, several hundred Nazi prisoners were taken.— G.) a terrific air battle over the French coast near Dunkirk, last night, R.A.F. fighters shot down 22 of a large formation A German bombers and ii-hters. No H.A.F. 'plane was lost.—(Hatfe ...
... it contained a large number of the enemy, and was invaluable assistance to the main body the B.E.F. in its withdrawal on Dunkirk. This action will count among the most heroic deeds in the annals the British Army. BELGIAN CABINET'S DECISION A Cabinet ...
... ourselves to face the serious consequences of that defection. The capitulation of Belgium opens to the enemy the road to Dunkirk and Ostend, and hems French and British forces in a narrower semicircle from which they must have great difficulty in extricating ...
... Army and the British Army are now fighting alone against the enemy in the .North. M. Reynaud pointed out that the read to Dunkirk—through which the three Allied armies in the North received their supplies—had been opened to the German divisions. French ...
... SOUTH COAST PORT, WHILE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE CHANNEL THEIR REMAINING COMRADES FOUGHT A TERRIFIC REARGUARD BATTLE TO HOLD DUNKIRK AND THE COAST UNTIL WITHDRAWAL IS COMPLETE. THEIR FRENCH ALLIES WERE WITH THEM. Days' growths of beard upon their chins, eyes ...
... LAST NIGHT. As has been emphasised from both British and French sources, Calais remains in the possession of the Allies. Dunkirk, Ostend andZeebrugge are solidly held by the Allies. British troops —their courage and resource unimpaired recent events —have ...