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... the men were still wearing steel helmets camouflaged with netting and sacking, or mud and sand stained. “We got away from Dunkirk,” said one party, through a terrific hail of bombs and shells. All the time bombs were falling around us and bombers sweeping ...
... of action. There only five British casualties. A continuous air battle was fought over the French coast between Calais and Dunkirk. Pilots reported that the sky was filled with aircraft. A squadron leader spoke of encountering large masses of Messerschmitt ...
... 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 by fire. “ No important events on the southern front. The German Air Force also attacked aerodromes in the vicinity ...
... were these ; Birmingham's 27's Number 10,118 A continuous air battle was fought over the French coast between Calais and Dunkirk Pilots reported that the sky was filled with aircraft. One formation of Junkers 88*s was trying to bomb ships when a Spitfire ...
... them I was bombed. On our last night in Holland we were bombed. In ZeebrUgge. Belgium, we slept through an air raid, and in Dunkirk we were bombed again. Only when back in England did I have an undisturbed night. Ostend we watched German planes sweep down ...
... choice only, to retire the sea, and there endeavour to maintain a perimeter of defence under the very noses of 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 ...
... surrender, this force detained a t of the enemy and so gave invaluable assistance niain body of the B.E.F. in its withdrawal on Dunkirk. Oerman News Agency announces that General Prioux, the First French Army, together with many other reil ch officers, has been ...
... Semyoh Timoshenko.—Reuter. Ton members of the crew of the collier Brighton were injured yestc 1- when the vessel sank off Dunkirk an explosion. There were thirty-four on board. All were rescued by a rno launch. UPRIGHTS FROM 57 GUINEAS BABY GRANDS FROM ...
... made clear that the Belgian capitulation came without warning to their French and British Allies, and opened the road to Dunkirk to the enemy, the minds, probably of most us, sought blindly lor some light honour explain this unthinkable surrender. was ...
... hospital near reports that the aerodrome at JiLA.Jr' °. e of the aerodromes occupied by Northern France have been J^ sa s Dunkirk has also over the Belgian radio states that landed at Nivellcs, less than 20 Ussels at Saint Trond, 35 miles to the and many ...
... very heavy, particularly in the early fighting along the Albert Canal. Although King Leopold’s action opened the road to Dunkirk, the Allied command never lost its coolness for a moment. The watchword immediately went out: “The Britisti and French on ...
... last night claimed that Calais ” fell ° hands to-day after violent fighting,” but this claim is -Gondon and Paris. Calais, Dunkirk, Ostend and jvj.. are solidly held by the Allies,” it was stated in French 7 quarters. ere has been no serious attack on the ...