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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

BELGIAN GOVT. TO GIVE AID STILL

... forced its way between our Army which thus found itself split into two groups, one in the North and the other ul ;he South DUNKIRK AT STAKE In the South the French division are holding 3 new front on the Somme and the Aisne adjoining the intact Maginot ...

Published: Tuesday 28 May 1940
Newspaper: Shields Daily News
County: Northumberland, England
Type: Article | Words: 1026 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

25-MILE FRONT

... is a few miles from St. Omer on the flank of the German motorised troops which attacked Calais and attempted to approach Dunkirk. FRENCH HOLD SOMME AU Allied progress towards the south-west in this region could not fail to produce a repercussion on the ...

Published: Tuesday 28 May 1940
Newspaper: Shields Daily News
County: Northumberland, England
Type: Article | Words: 321 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

MANY MORE TO BE EMPLOYED

... Coast The sound of gunfire was heard early today from the south-east coast coming apparently from the direction of Ca:ais 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: Shields Daily News
County: Northumberland, England
Type: Article | Words: 452 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

French Advance to Outskirts of Cambrai, States Communique

... The German Air Fine also suesessfully bombed the ports Dunkirk and Dover. Dover bombing is officially denied. in London. _ _ German high speed boats torpedoed Pnd sank an enemy destroyer off Dunkirk. In general the activity of the air forces on both ...

Published: Thursday 23 May 1940
Newspaper: Shields Daily News
County: Northumberland, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 1131 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

Violent Break BIG ROUND UP OF WOMEN ALIENS

... Channe! are being toiled by German air attacks against those Channel ports. which are still :n the enemy's hands. The port of Dunkirk was destroyed by fi re. No important events on the southern front. ' The German Air Force also snacked aerodromes in the ...

Published: Monday 27 May 1940
Newspaper: Shields Daily News
County: Northumberland, England
Type: Article | Words: 774 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

The Mayor of Tynemouth (Aid. R. T. Smith) meets Miss Jean Batten. the famous airwoman when she visited North ..

... SOMME AND FIGHTERS When a Hurricane squadron attacked a formation of 30 Heinkel. and DorniEr bombers between Calais and Dunkirk their protecting Messerschmitt 100 s held off from the fight. The Hurricanes first shot down fly: , and probably seven of ...

Published: Saturday 25 May 1940
Newspaper: Shields Daily News
County: Northumberland, England
Type: Article | Words: 1069 | Page: 1 | Tags: none