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Surrender Order To Army Against Ministers' Advice

... hardly succeeded their seniors, have already covered themselves with glory. “Surrendered Without Warning” was provisioned via Dunkirk. The British and the French armies defended this port in the south and in the west; the Belgian Army in the north. “Our Faith ...

Published: Tuesday 28 May 1940
Newspaper: Evening Despatch
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 663 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

Germans Claim Armoured Car Set Fire to Warships

... The Air Fuice attacked the ports on the Belgian and French coasts which are still in the hands of the enemy. The docks of Dunkirk were set on tire. “On the South Front no events of importance. The attacks of the Air Force were directed against aerodromes ...

Published: Monday 27 May 1940
Newspaper: Evening Despatch
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 284 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

SOME DAYS

... deliveries of machinery from Germany to Russia —Exchange. J POST, MONDAY, BERLIN ADMITS TOUGH RESISTANCE ZEEBRUGGE, OSTEND AND DUNKIRK BOMBED CLAIM TO HAVE CAPTURED CALAIS Berlin, May The German High Command issued the following announcement to-night:— After ...

Published: Monday 27 May 1940
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 1137 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

COURTRAI GERMAN OFFENSIVE REPULSED

... French sources, Calais remains in possession of the Allies. Paris, May French military quarters stated to-night that Calais, Dunkirk, Ostend and Zeebrugge are solidly held by the Allies. There is ho direct threat to Calais; the town, is firmly held by the ...

Published: Monday 27 May 1940
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 362 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

Up, But-

... is meeting with resistance at Boelogne. and the opposition should be stronger if the Germans atempt to push on to Calais, Dunkirk, and the Belgian border. Also it should be possible to bring air assistance, both fighter and bomber, fairly quickly from ...

Published: Friday 24 May 1940
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Gazette
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 420 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

On the British Front

... 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 ...

Published: Monday 27 May 1940
Newspaper: Birmingham Mail
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 432 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

Onslaught

... lle are in German hands. * The German Air Force bombed the communication line leading to Zeebrugge, Nieuport, Ostend and Dunkirk, as well as the ports and ships in the ports. ,An enemy destroyer was hit by a bomb between Calais and Dover. the Southern ...

Published: Tuesday 28 May 1940
Newspaper: Evening Despatch
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 460 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

Motor Columns Dive-Bombed

... 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 ...

Published: Monday 27 May 1940
Newspaper: Birmingham Mail
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 455 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

FAR AS YPRES

... 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 ...

Published: Tuesday 28 May 1940
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 516 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

R.A.F. WEEK END SCORE: WON 60, LOST 11

... 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 ...

Published: Monday 27 May 1940
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Gazette
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 445 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

Irresistible

... 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 ...

Published: Tuesday 28 May 1940
Newspaper: Birmingham Mail
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 685 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

IN PRAYER

... 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 ...

Published: Monday 27 May 1940
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 780 | Page: 5 | Tags: none