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Dover And Dunkirk Bombed Claims German Communique

... was badly damaged by bombs. The Air Force also successfully bombed the ports of 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: Evening Despatch
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 352 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

Guns Heard Across Channel r VHE sound of gunfire was heard early to-day from the south-east coast of Britain, ..

... gunfire was heard early to-day from the south-east coast of Britain, 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 riery rapid. There were also heavy detonations ...

Published: Thursday 23 May 1940
Newspaper: Evening Despatch
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 56 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

Hedge-Hopped

... near the same place. When a Hurricane squadron attacked a formation of 30 Heinkol and Dornier bombers between Calais and Dunkirk their protecting Messersehrnitt 100’s held off from the fight. The Hurricanes first shot down five and probably seven of the ...

Published: Saturday 25 May 1940
Newspaper: Evening Despatch
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 133 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

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

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

27 RAIDERS IN Dawn To Dusk Patrol Front Battlefields

... eluding the other eight German fighters. Six Hurricanes also attacked 20 Messerschmitt 109’s over Hazebrouck (25 miles south of Dunkirk) and shot down two. In spite of the heavy odds against them the British pilots came out of the battle unhurt. Over St. Omer ...

Published: Thursday 23 May 1940
Newspaper: Evening Despatch
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 909 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

lies Column Ready

... direction towards St. Pol and Montreuil-stir-Mer,” says to-day’s official German communique. The port installations at Ostend, Dunkirk, Calais, Boulogne and Dieppe were successfully attacked by our air forces. In Flanders the enemy still offers strong resistance ...

Published: Wednesday 22 May 1940
Newspaper: Evening Despatch
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 1202 | Page: 1 | Tags: none