Continuous Bombing

... from clergyman but could not sleep because the house rocked ~ After another walk of ten miles toward Dunkirk, they got a lift in a milk float. At Dunkirk they had take refuge in the cellars a candle factory during vlolant bombing. ...

MACHINERY

... capitulated suddenly and unconditionally in the midst of battle, opening the Dunkirk road to the German divisions. The group of three Allied armies was being provisioned from Dunkirk. Leopold, this despicable King, only eighteen days ago, had appealed to the ...

Published: Tuesday 28 May 1940
Newspaper: Staffordshire Sentinel
County: Staffordshire, England
Type: | Words: 207 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

FOUNDRYMAN INJURED

... FOUNDRYMAN INJURED Mr. J. Paling. of Dunkirk. who is employed at the Weston Boiler Co., was taken to the Nottingham General Hospital on Wednesday with an injury to his foot. ...

Published: Friday 24 May 1940
Newspaper: Long Eaton Advertiser
County: Derbyshire, England
Type: | Words: 30 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

GERMAN CLAIM TO HAVE BOMBED DOVER TODAY'S German High Command communique states : German forces are slowly ..

... badly damaged by bombs. Th. German Air Force also successfully bombed the ports, Dunkirk and Dover. German high-speed boats torpedoed and sank an enemy destroyer off Dunkirk. Off Narvik (Norway) a battlecruiser was hit and a transport of 3,000 ...

Published: Thursday 23 May 1940
Newspaper: Leicester Evening Mail
County: Leicestershire, England
Type: | Words: 179 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

‘Heavyßattles Will Be Necessary ’

... the rear, also retiring columns and troop concentrations in Flanders and Artois. Harbour works at Dunkirk and Dover were bombed. German speedboats off Dunkirk sank an enemy destroyer by torpedo. Activity of both Air Forces was limited by the weather. ...

Published: Friday 24 May 1940
Newspaper: Daily Record
County: Lanarkshire, Scotland
Type: | Words: 219 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

12.Allti$

... movement it will mean they have broken the Allied pressure on the northern bend of the bulge, and will be driving towards Ypres, Dunkirk and Ostend. ...

Published: Tuesday 28 May 1940
Newspaper: Daily Mirror
County: London, England
Type: | Words: 54 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

GERMAN

... GERMAN Flander ;i>t of Belgium and Northern Air Force again bombed the i.rugm. Otend, and Dunkirk, ii ammunition dump and a w. i. set lire. One trans- England ...

Published: Monday 27 May 1940
Newspaper: Northern Whig
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 28 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

—Paris Spokesman M REYNAUD, French Premier, late last night summoned his Cabinet to the • Elysee. President ..

... in crossing it they would have broken the Allied pressure on the northern bend of the bulge and be driving towards Ypres, Dunkirk and Ostend, Heavy Enemy Losses The oattle of Menin and Courtrai, he said, was continuing with violence along a 25-mile front ...

Published: Tuesday 28 May 1940
Newspaper: Daily News (London)
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 227 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

Story of Raid on Dover

... badly damaged by bombs. The German 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: Birmingham Mail
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 227 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

Story of Bombing Raid on Dover

... badly damaged by bombs. The German 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 tlie activity of the air forces both sides was limited by weather ...

Published: Friday 24 May 1940
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 221 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

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

EIRANN ARMY ON WAR FOOTING

... troops are firmly holding Calais, Dunkirk. Ostend, and Zeebrugge, it was announced Paris late last night, and the German communique speaks of tough resistance. The German Air Force again bombed Zeebrugge, Ostend and Dunkirk, the communique adds. A French ...

Published: Monday 27 May 1940
Newspaper: Portsmouth Evening News
County: Hampshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 405 | Page: 8 | Tags: none