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GERMAN PRISONERS

... * The Oerman communique May claims that destroyer was sunk by aeroplanes in the port of Dunkirk, that cruiser and a cargo vessel were seriously damaged oft Dunkirk, that two French destroyers were damaged and a transport badly hit that had to run aground ...

Published: Saturday 18 May 1940
Newspaper: Yorkshire Evening Post
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 155 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

Priest's Microphone

... walked 50 miles before we reached Dunkirk. We had dinner in Ostend on Wednesday noon, and apart from little bread and butter given us on the way had nothing else until 11 pm. next day. We got on board another boat at Dunkirk, and eventually started for home ...

OTOS CYCLIST TO PAY 85-15-0 bowl to Halifax Street Accident

... a.m. on April , 9, he was driving his car down Warieroan. spproactimg the junction of Dunkirk-lane at a speed of about 4nap.h.. when defendant drove out of Dunkirk - lane ab 40 m.p.h. Witness pulled up suddenly, but it was to avoici •an accident Defendant ...

Published: Friday 17 May 1940
Newspaper: Halifax Evening Courier
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 475 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

Nazi 'Planes off the S.E. Coast

... watched from the sea front saw shells bursting in the sky. There was activity on the other side of the Channel, on the Ostend-Dunkirk-Calais coast. We saw great flares, as though bombs were exploding, and it seemed that guns were in action. One watcher told ...

Published: Monday 20 May 1940
Newspaper: Hull Daily Mail
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 134 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

RAID WARNINGS IN FRANCE Several Bombs Dropped on Dieppe

... the ses frort saw shells bursting in the sky. The activity appeared to be on the other side of the channel. on the Ostend-Dunkirk-Calais toast. We saw great flares as though bombs sere exploding and it seemed that guns were in action. Ot . watcher told ...

Published: Monday 20 May 1940
Newspaper: Halifax Evening Courier
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 230 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

COLONIAL RADIO CHAIN

... North and East of France arrived Paris by train to-day in a continuous 6tream. The contingent came mostly from the Ardennes, Dunkirk. Bethunc, Hazebrouck, Lille and Tourcolng. Well-organised arrangements had been made receive the refugees, and to send them ...

HOSTS DRAWN UP

... about the same—lso miles of the actual battle zone. The base of the Allied battle front is the Maglnot Line from Sedan to Dunkirk, to which can ebb and flow. It is not Allied policy to advance over the Meuse, but rather to bring the Germans out on as long ...

HEARD OFF COAST

... could be seen bursting in the sky. The sounds of gunfire continued until 12.30 a.m. The activity appeared to be on the Ostend-Dunkirk-Calais coast. “We saw great flares as though bombs were exploding, and it seemed that guns were in action,” one watcher told ...

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 ...

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