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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

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

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

FIGHTING IN FRANCE

... about 22,000 tons. One destroyer was badly damaged by bombs. The German Air Force also successfully bombed the ports of Dunkirk and Dover.” OFFICIAL COMMUNIQUES French To-day’s French Official communique states: the North fighting continues with the ...

Published: Thursday 23 May 1940
Newspaper: Coventry Evening Telegraph
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 106 | Page: 12 | Tags: none

ENGLISH COAST

... The sound of gunfire was heard early to-day' from the south-east coast coming apparently from the direction of Calais or Dunkirk. It was heard at intervals oyer a period of about two hours and at times was very rapid. There were also heavy detonations ...

Published: Thursday 23 May 1940
Newspaper: Birmingham Mail
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 92 | Page: 8 | 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