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Homeward hound

... them. They made off. Two or three half-hearted attempts at bombing followed in the morning. By this time the evacuation of Dunkirk had been begun. After the last few refugees had reached our ship, left the harbour, passed down the coast, and made uneventful ...

Published: Thursday 23 May 1940
Newspaper: Daily Herald
County: London, England
Type: | Words: 169 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

Crowded out

... Germans were by now sweeping towards the coast, sending death and destruction ahead with their air armada. I decided to get to Dunkirk, just over 15 miles away. All train and vices were suspended. It was impossible to get a conveyance of any kindeven to buy ...

Published: Thursday 23 May 1940
Newspaper: Daily Herald
County: London, England
Type: | Words: 179 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

schind our fi we retaliated on three towns behind

... St. Pol and Montreuil-sur-Mcr Thc t tension Icw d Quays and pon facilities of OstenriJ considerably eased, and thc French Dunkirk. Calais. Boulogne and Dicppe „„, i „„ uh were again successfully raided by thej— counter-atSck, German Air Force. _ . ...

Published: Thursday 23 May 1940
Newspaper: Daily Herald
County: London, England
Type: | Words: 191 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

ADMIT STRONG RESISTANCE

... through to the Channel in a north-western direction towards- St. Pol and Montreuil-sur-Mer. The port installations at Ostend, Dunkirk, Calais, Boulogne, and Dieppe, were successfully attacked by our air forces. In Flanders the enemy still offers strong ...

Published: Thursday 23 May 1940
Newspaper: Daily Mirror
County: London, England
Type: | Words: 256 | Page: 16 | Tags: none

LIVE•LETTER BOX

... Hitler, somehow we fancy he won't avoid lead-poisoning, inflicted by himself. if not by a few other blokes. ii ii over • --- _ Dunkirk)! - . Calais Boulogne • AF as Ei: • • - c Dieppe Amiens • •• „„ h „ , _ • I • • Rein/Sp.., I Item/Lin ..Afeaux 1940 *Paris ...

Published: Thursday 23 May 1940
Newspaper: Daily Mirror
County: London, England
Type: | Words: 475 | Page: 11 | Tags: none

ON Friday, May 10. when the Germans invaded Belgium, there was calm confidence in Brussels. by—— Wallace King ..

... post office, I had to stand nearly two hours in a qucu of people tha There was no wan We were safely in Franc Having reached Dunkirk new rite' right dow Few purely civilian targets were hit, although about fifty people were killed by stray bombs. First I ...

Published: Thursday 23 May 1940
Newspaper: Daily Herald
County: London, England
Type: | Words: 758 | Page: 4 | Tags: none