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GUNS HEARD ON S.E. COAST

... HEARD ON S.E. COAST Gunfire was heard to-day on the i South-East Coast, coming, apparently.} from the direction of Calais or Dunkirk It was heard at intervals over a period of about two hours, and at times was very rapid. There were also heavy detonations ...

Published: Thursday 23 May 1940
Newspaper: Newcastle Evening Chronicle
County: Northumberland, England
Type: | Words: 51 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

GUNFIRE HEARD

... HEARD Sound of gunfire was heard early to-day from the South-East Coast, coming apparently from the direction cf Calais or Dunkirk. It was heard at intervals over a period of about two hours and at times was very rapid. There were also heavy detonations ...

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 ...

JAP HONOUR FOR FRENCH PRIEST

... hereafter to persons who d.stinguish themselves in humanitarian work in China. —Reuter, MARGATE “’I /Ramsgate ostemd CANTERBURY J DUNKIRK u ® ,///// 7ou ...

Published: Monday 27 May 1940
Newspaper: Newcastle Evening Chronicle
County: Northumberland, England
Type: | Words: 117 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

BELGIUM ORDEAL OF B.E.F

... extreme. the German capture of ** Boulogne and the increasing prevariousness of Calais, was clear that the importance of Dunkirk, of Ostend, of Zeebrugge, was growing as doorways to our troops. It is plain now that those three ports are placed in ever ...

Published: Tuesday 28 May 1940
Newspaper: Newcastle Evening Chronicle
County: Northumberland, England
Type: | Words: 164 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

M. REYNAUD’S STATEMENT

... 8.E.F., ana some French divisions. This group of three armies was commanded by General Blanchard. It was provisioned via Dunkirk, me British and the French armies defended this port in the south and in the west, the Belgian army in the north. ...

KING MHO APPEALED

... of battle on the order of its King without having warned their French and British comrades in arms and opening the road to Dunkirk to German divisions. Eighteen days ago the same King addressed to us an appeal for help. To this appeal I responded according ...

BATTLE INFERNO IN FLANDERS

... prepared position. •• On the Somme and the Aisne fronts and the East nothing important to report.” GERMANS REPEAT CALAIS CLAIM “DUNKIRK DESTROYED BY FIRE” Berlin. Monday iPress Association War Special .—German forces are continuing then attacks in Flanders and ...

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

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 ...

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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