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Rapid Gunfire

... Gunfire Sounds of gunfire were heard to-day from the south-east coast, coming apparently from the direction of Calais or Dunkirk. At times the gunfire was very rapid. There were also heavy detonations, thought to be bomb explosions.—Press Association ...

Published: Thursday 23 May 1940
Newspaper: Manchester Evening News
County: Lancashire, England
Type: | Words: 62 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

NAZIS CLAIM SLOW ADVANCE

... badly damaged by bombs. The German Air Force also successfully bombed the ports 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: Liverpool Evening Express
County: Lancashire, England
Type: | Words: 320 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

NAZI COMMUNIQUE

... Channel coast was continued, yesterday, north-eastwards towards 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. In Flanders the enemy resisted toughly ...

Published: Thursday 23 May 1940
Newspaper: Liverpool Daily Post
County: Lancashire, England
Type: | Words: 118 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

South-East Gunfire

... The sound of Riinflre w«i heard early to-day from the South-East Coast coming apparently from the direction of Calais or Dunkirk. It was beard at Intervals over a period of about taro hours and at times was aery rapid. There were also heavy detonations ...

Published: Thursday 23 May 1940
Newspaper: Lancashire Evening Post
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 102 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

MADE WAY THROUGH BREACH

... badly damaged by bombs. The German Air Force also successfully bombed the ports of Dunkirk and Dover. German nigh-speed boats torpedoed and sank an enemy destroyer off Dunkirk. general the activity of the air forces on both sides was limited weather conditions ...

Published: Thursday 23 May 1940
Newspaper: Liverpool Echo
County: Lancashire, England
Type: | Words: 517 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

LIESE FORTRESS

... g about 23.000 tons. One destroyer was badly damaged by bombs. Tin Gentian Air Faro* also snoesaw fully bambad tha parts Dunkirk and Dover. German high-speed boats torpedoed and sank an enemy destroyer oil Funkirk. “In general the activity of the air ...

Published: Thursday 23 May 1940
Newspaper: Lancashire Evening Post
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 124 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

CONTINUED FROM NEXT COLUMN

... COAST The sound of gunfire was heard early today from the 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: Liverpool Evening Express
County: Lancashire, England
Type: | Words: 137 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

‘DOVER BOMBED’ CLAIM DENIED

... DENIED The German High Command, in their communique to-day. claim that the Nazi Air Force successfully bombed the ports of Dunkirk and Dover and that German troops were advancing towards Calais. The Air Ministry to-day stated that there was no truth whatever ...

Published: Thursday 23 May 1940
Newspaper: Lancashire Evening Post
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 156 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

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... The sound of gunfire was heard, early to-day, on the South-East Coast, coming apparently from the direction of Calais or Dunkirk. It was heard at intervals over a period ot about two hours, and at times was very rapid There were also heavy detonations ...

Published: Thursday 23 May 1940
Newspaper: Liverpool Echo
County: Lancashire, England
Type: | Words: 354 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

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Published: Thursday 23 May 1940
Newspaper: Liverpool Journal of Commerce
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 3256 | Page: 8 | Tags: none