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... battle in i* Ir';'e' the northern northern sector was still raging last night. A • ~,,,' A ~ Two French divisions reached Dunkirk, which is partly , defended by Roods. . . - . 1 ,z ~ The Ministry of Information - ' e 4 1 • ' •'. announces:— Watch ...

Published: Friday 31 May 1940
Newspaper: Bradford Observer
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Advertisement | Words: 1294 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

NAZIS STILL THRUSTING

... West and North-West spread. 11l 11111111 l II 12 From Our Military Correspondent the object is to reach the coast between Dunkirk and Calais. POSSIBLE NAZI MANCEUVRE A glance at the map will show that the strategic triangle of Belgium formed by the coast ...

Removing railings from Woodhouse Moor for the scrap metal campaign

... managed to reach the French border, from whence the great trek of refugees began when the frontier was opened. We got train to Dunkirk, where we managed to get car. but we were forced to beg borrow, or steal petrol. After Rouen the road was one solid stumbling ...

Published: Friday 24 May 1940
Newspaper: Yorkshire Evening Post
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 554 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

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... leirltory, dispersed them and inflicted The Allies are holding Calais and Medium bombers, operating ire heavy losses. Dunkirk firmly, it was stated by a both Britain and France. again m In an earlier French communique French official source in Paris ...

Published: Monday 27 May 1940
Newspaper: Bradford Observer
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Advertisement | Words: 1360 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

THOUSANDS OF B.E.F. SAFELY HOME

... pressing hard on the flanks of the retiring force from the direction of Nieuport and Cassel. The object was to cut us off from Dunkirk. The Allied dispositions do not leave flanks exploitable to the enemy and fierce actions are taking place. There are no details ...

HUDDERSFIELD SATURDAY MAY IS ' ' GERMANY THROWS HALF TANKS INTO GREAT BATTLE 1500 mechanical units used NEAR ..

... especially in naval forces FALSE GERMAN NAVAL CLAIMS Parts Admiralty communique The communique Claims the port Dunkirk cruiser a cargo oft Dunkirk that badly AH equally SHIVERING SPY CELLAR MAN PARACHUTIST BEATEN shivering who him told refugee today or sleep ...

Published: Saturday 18 May 1940
Newspaper: Huddersfield Daily Examiner
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1567 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

HULL SHIP IN THICK OF GERMAN RAID ON ANTWERP HARBOUR

... only a matter of seconds between each dive. We never had any sleep that night, and although we were originally bound for Dunkirk, we never went there. Finally, we got our sailing orders and started off at four in the morning. We expected there would ...

Published: Wednesday 15 May 1940
Newspaper: Hull Daily Mail
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 798 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

NAZIS GAIN LITTLE

... south Lille has broken down. The British Army which concentrated the area Dlxmude, Armentlers, Ballleul, and Bergues, west of Dunkirk, facing complete destruction by our attacks. In swift push through Flanders German forces marched through Bruges, captured ...

Published: Wednesday 29 May 1940
Newspaper: Yorkshire Evening Post
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 665 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

B.E.F. THREAT: HOPES IN COUNTER-ATTACK. By Our Military Corraspendent

... is meeting with resistance at Boulogne and the opposition should be stronger if the Germans attempt to push on to C,alats, Dunkirk, and the Belgian border. Also lit should be possible to bring air assistance, both fighter and bomber. Fairly quickly from ...

Published: Friday 24 May 1940
Newspaper: Bradford Observer
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 675 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

French Progress on the Somme

... sides. A strong enemy was repulsed In the region of Montniidy. French troops are firmly holding the four ports of Calais. Dunkirk. Ostend. and Zcebruggc. according military circles Paris late to-night. German armoured units have succeeded in entering Boulogne ...

HUDDERSFIELD DAILY EXAMINER SATURDAY MAY 25 (5 ENORMOUS GERMAN LOSSES OF FLANDERS ALLIES CONSOLIDATE THEIR ..

... enemy In kind very very gunfire from the In England Machine-gun from air the was thought RAF aircraft thirty Dornier Calais Dunkirk neld off fight probably H000 feet and three of action n enemy bombers the eleven other later again action this shooting four ...

Published: Saturday 25 May 1940
Newspaper: Huddersfield Daily Examiner
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1826 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

SOMME LINE SOLID

... The sound of gunfire was heard early to-day from the south-east comm. coming apparently from the direction of Calais or Dunkirk. It W u heard at intervals over a period of about two hours and at times was very rapid. There were also hear: de:onations ...

Published: Thursday 23 May 1940
Newspaper: Halifax Evening Courier
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 692 | Page: 6 | Tags: none