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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

Co ON FIGHTING

... road to Dunkirk to the liermans, 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 ...

Published: Wednesday 29 May 1940
Newspaper: Bradford Observer
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 124 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

B.E.F. FIGMENT' G REARGUARD ACrITONS. LLIED troops were fighting stubbornly last night in Northern France in a ..

... desperate bid to cut through German concentrations to the coast, while Allied naval forces firmly held the fortified area of Dunkirk, it is stated in Paris. British and French units were also still in possession of a part of Calais earlier in the evening ...

Published: Thursday 30 May 1940
Newspaper: Bradford Observer
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 248 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

FRENCH WAR COMMUNIQUE. PARIS. Wednesday

... of Ostend. received from its King the order to cease fire, thus opening to the enemy the road to Ypres. to Fumes. and to Dunkirk. VERY HARD FIGHTINC. Since then our troops. under the command of General Blanchard and General Prioux. in close collaboration ...

Published: Thursday 30 May 1940
Newspaper: Bradford Observer
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 437 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

the • – I A GIRMAN CLAIMS. BERLIN, Wednesday

... Is only 25 miles wide at its widest point. German troops advancing in northern Flanders towards Dunkirk are stated to have reached the River Yser. Dunkirk, it is claimed, is now within the range of the German heavy artillery and its hattour has been ...

Published: Thursday 30 May 1940
Newspaper: Bradford Observer
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 257 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

announcement

... member of the Council of the Ministry of Construction, 1917-18. 22 FOR 0. • Fight Off Dunkirk To Defend B.E.F. 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 ...

Published: Thursday 30 May 1940
Newspaper: Bradford Observer
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 463 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

Javy. _ punishing the advancing enemy. going on. Three of our destroyers have been sank in the withdrawal, ..

... Special. French Reach Dunkirk. PARIS, Thursday. ' The vanguard of General Prioursl Army. ronsisting of two divisiolle.' has blasted way out of the Gerona trap to Flanders by means of a furious tank battle, and has reached Dunkirk, a French military authority ...

Published: Friday 31 May 1940
Newspaper: Bradford Observer
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1130 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

NAZIS' COURTIIM ATTACKS FAIL

... NAZIS' COURTIIM ATTACKS FAIL. PARIS, Sunday. reneli military quarters stated Vi-night that C.alals, Dunkirk, Ostend, end Zeebrugge were solidly held by Allies. - - Operations show a very slight c alming down in the combat zone ietween Valenciennes-Ca ...

Published: Monday 27 May 1940
Newspaper: Bradford Observer
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 133 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

AUTOMATIC WEAPON

... break this resistance. On the coast of Belgium and Northern France our air force again bombed the ports of • - Ostend, and Dunkirk. In ammunition dump and a naval were set on fire. One transport badly damaged. ...

Published: Monday 27 May 1940
Newspaper: Bradford Observer
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 156 | Page: 1 | Tags: none