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GERMAN OFFICIAL REPORT ADMITS STRONG ENEMY RESISTANCE

... aggregating about 22.000 tons. One destroyer was oadly damaged by bombs “ The German Air Force also successfully bombed the ports Dunkirk and Dover «See footnote) “ The enemy lost nine planes. Five German planes are missing.” On inquiry at the Air Ministry today ...

CHANNEL PORTS ATTACKED

... Channel-coast wag continued yesterday towards northwestwards St. Pol and Montreuil-sur- Mer. The harbour and docks at Ostend, Dunkirk, Calais, Boulogne and Dieppe were successfully attacked again by the German Air Force. _ ''ln Flanders the enemy resisted ...

Published: Wednesday 22 May 1940
Newspaper: Shields Daily News
County: Northumberland, England
Type: Article | Words: 213 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

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... destroyer air aa bombs. The lOftC thp orce also successfully L uiallv 0rts Dunkirk and Dover, beep ied that Dover has high bombe d.l S boa-ts torpedoed and bofl l lh? y destroyer off Dunkirk. h Sid** activity of the air forces lO limited by weather ‘bp Fivi' ...

Published: Wednesday 22 May 1940
Newspaper: Newcastle Evening Chronicle
County: Northumberland, England
Type: | Words: 608 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

BELGIAN GOVT. TO GIVE AID STILL

... forced its way between our Army which thus found itself split into two groups, one in the North and the other ul ;he South DUNKIRK AT STAKE In the South the French division are holding 3 new front on the Somme and the Aisne adjoining the intact Maginot ...

Published: Tuesday 28 May 1940
Newspaper: Shields Daily News
County: Northumberland, England
Type: Article | Words: 1026 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

OFFICIAL WAR REPORTS

... Ville are in German hands. “The German Air Force bombed the communication line leading to Zeebrugge, Nieuport, Ostend and Dunkirk, as well the ports and ships in the ports. On the southern front enemy attacks have been repulsed.” ...

Published: Wednesday 29 May 1940
Newspaper: Newcastle Journal
County: Northumberland, England
Type: | Words: 291 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

BATTLE RAGING NEAR OLD YPRES SALIENT

... troops on land are receiving the realist possible assistance, both from combined British and French Air from naval units. At Dunkirk, Vice-Admiral Abrial open the lines ot communicafcon Mttile Allied aircraft, working in dose collaboration, are striking blow ...

Published: Thursday 30 May 1940
Newspaper: Shields Daily Gazette
County: Durham, England
Type: Article | Words: 631 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

German

... German Sweeping claims to have inflicted damage at Dunkirk on Allied Naval Units are made from Berlin. This communique claimed that three enemy warships and 16 troopships had been sunk in the Dunkirk area and that another 31 ships had been damaged. Sixty ...

Published: Friday 31 May 1940
Newspaper: Newcastle Journal
County: Northumberland, England
Type: | Words: 784 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

ALLIES TIGHTENING GRIP

... Tbert air by bombs. The . the rce also successfully u ally t, s Dunkirk and Dover s=V4ri i ed that Dover has K n a bt*h bombed., % , bo arts torpedoed and Crj b r ai tho y o^, es . troyer Dunkirk blNhw aides activity of the air forces *°hs. hniited by weather ...

Published: Thursday 23 May 1940
Newspaper: Newcastle Evening Chronicle
County: Northumberland, England
Type: | Words: 696 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

Germans' Revolting Deeds

... choice only—to retire to the sea and there endeavour to maintain a perimeter of defence under the very noses enemy bombers. Dunkirk is still held, and massed R.A.F. and French ’planes are dropping barrages of bombs to afford protection to the troops The ...

Published: Wednesday 29 May 1940
Newspaper: Newcastle Evening Chronicle
County: Northumberland, England
Type: | Words: 334 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

HOLLAND

... of them I was bombed. On our last night in Holland were bombed. In Zeebrugje. Belgium, slept through an air raid, and in Dunkirk we were bombed again Only when back in England did I have an undisturbed night At Ostend f ched German planes sweep down ...

Published: Wednesday 29 May 1940
Newspaper: Hartlepool Northern Daily Mail
County: Durham, England
Type: Article | Words: 259 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

NAZIS’ BIG ATTACK NEAR MENIN

... are firmly holding Calais. Dunkirk, Ostend, and Zeebrugge, it was announced in Paris late last night, and the German communique speaks of tough resistance,” The German air force again bombed Zeebrugge. Ostend. and Dunkirk, the communique adds. The last ...