Dash Belgians

... Dash Belgians Allied troops are firmly holding the four PORTS OF CALAIS, DUNKIRK, OSTEND, AND ZEEBRUGGE. THE GERMANS LAST NIGHT CLAIMED CALAIS, BUT THIS IS DENIED IN BOTH LONDON AND PARIS. The position at Boulogne obscure. According to French military ...

Published: Monday 27 May 1940
Newspaper: Northern Whig
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 88 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

ONE CHOICE ONLY

... view. J‘ a ve one choice only—to retire to the sea and there endeavour to maintain a perimeter of defence bombers n ° of Dunkirk is still held and massed ...

COMMONS TOPICS

... COMMONS TOPICS Ostend. & oyes Dunkirk WENT ECaldi 1 -7-. t dell ß ) 4 Dwain h'1,0 .,' ; ' 4 ,0 ;, • Cou re BRUSSELS BLO 1 U Tournai Dou. L.. 5,. `Mons eves rr aI • • Dinont i s I Camiirei • -p 6beville oaks' . AveaeS i .e AMIE • (Q entin •/ ...

Published: Wednesday 22 May 1940
Newspaper: Staffordshire Sentinel
County: Staffordshire, England
Type: | Words: 90 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

Reynaud’s Bitter Words To

... the 8.E.F., and some French divisions. This group of three armies was commanded General Blanchard. It was provisioned via Dunkirk. 'without consideration” The British and the French armies defended this port in the south and in the west, the Belgian army ...

FIGHTING IN FRANCE

... about 22,000 tons. One destroyer was badly damaged by bombs. The German Air Force also successfully bombed the ports of Dunkirk and Dover.” OFFICIAL COMMUNIQUES French To-day’s French Official communique states: the North fighting continues with the ...

Published: Thursday 23 May 1940
Newspaper: Coventry Evening Telegraph
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 106 | Page: 12 | Tags: none

Supreme Duel Beginning

... that the opening shot will come from German long-range guns at Calais. Popolo di Roma. commenting on German reports that Dunkirk and Ostend are threatened, declares that England thus about to lose her last bridgehead on the Continent. The democracies ...

Published: Saturday 25 May 1940
Newspaper: Hull Daily Mail
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 113 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

Attacked 30 Bombers

... Attacked 30 Bombers When a Hurricane squadron attacked a fortmation of 30 Heinkel and Dornier bomhers between Calais and Dunkirk their protecting Messerschmitt 110 s held off from the fight. The Hurricanes first shot down five and probably seven of the ...

Published: Saturday 25 May 1940
Newspaper: Manchester Evening News
County: Lancashire, England
Type: | Words: 97 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

ENGLISH COAST

... The sound of gunfire was heard early to-day' from the south-east coast coming apparently from the direction of Calais or Dunkirk. It was heard at intervals oyer a period of about two hours and at times was very rapid. There were also heavy detonations ...

Published: Thursday 23 May 1940
Newspaper: Birmingham Mail
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 92 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

NAZIS CLAIM SLOW ADVANCE

... badly damaged by bombs. The German Air Force also successfully bombed the ports Dunkirk and Dover. German high-speed boats torpedoed and sank an enemy destroyer off Dunkirk In general, the activity of the Air Forces on both sides was limited by weather ...

Published: Thursday 23 May 1940
Newspaper: Liverpool Evening Express
County: Lancashire, England
Type: | Words: 320 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

GERMAN COMMUNIQUE

... badly damaged by bombs. The German Air Force also successfully bombed the ports Dunkirk and Dover. German high speed-boats toyiedoed and sank an enemy destroyer off Dunkirk. In general, the activity of the Air Forces on both sides was limited by weather ...

Published: Thursday 23 May 1940
Newspaper: Dundee Evening Telegraph
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 364 | Page: 12 | Tags: none

DOVER BOMBING DENIAL

... badly damaged by bombs. The German Air Force also successfully bombed the ports of Dunkirk and Dover. German high speed boats torpedoed and sank enemy destroyer off Dunkirk. In general, the activity of the air forces on both sides was limited by weather ...

Published: Thursday 23 May 1940
Newspaper: Gloucestershire Echo
County: Gloucestershire, England
Type: Article | Words: 334 | Page: 6 | Tags: none