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... that the losses a, by the Germans are particularly heavy.” est - with regard to the Channel coast is given are still holding Dunkirk and that French detachments are still inside Calais. On the Rhine, particularly towards the Swiss end, French artillery has ...
... and fighters and put another 20 out of action. A continuous air battle was fought over the French coast between Calais and Dunkirk. Pilots reported that the sky was filled with aircraft. One formation of JU 88’s was trying to bomb ships when a Spitfire ...
... division, and the t me gained enabled the Gravelines water line to be held by the French troops, and thus it was that th'* rort Dunkirk was kept open. When it was found impossible for the armies of the North to reopen their con mimical ions through Amiens with ...
... three of them I was bombed. On our last night in Holland were bombed. Zeebrugge. Belgium, we slept through an air aid. and in Dunkirk were bombed again. Only when back in England did 1 have an urdisturbed night. Ostend we watched German ’planes sweep down ...
... roads killing women, children, men and horses. Just across the bridge one tank went up in flames and another overturned. At Dunkirk bombers came in waves of about a dozen. The harbour was burning furiously and naval vessel. % , -era pounding away at the ...
... done their financial bit and more in the past few days. The first place is the port at which so many a 'he troops from Dunkirk have landed, where the entire town has rallied to give the men their first change from bully and biscuit for more than a fortnight ...
... possession of the famous Line of hiUs - which extends between Cassel ana Ypres and divides the region of Line irom that of Dunkirk. The German attacks both in the Soutn-West and North-East are meeting with fierce resistance from the Aii.ed troops, consisting ...
... of the one raid on Paris, and the scores of raids on the British ships which carried out the evacuation of the troops from Dunkirk. One short raid inflicted immense damage—of no military value at allon the great city, but continuous raids extending over ...
... THE WITHDRAWAL Dunkirk Is Still Strongly Held “THE CORUNNA LINE” •• it is now a kind of fortress, completely surrounded by water stretching foi seve. kilometres like a gigant.c semi clrcu’ar meat. the spokesman abided The con tor ol territory leading ...
... massively with all the means at their command to relieve the German nressure. Although King Leopolds action opened the road Dunkirk to the Germans, the Allied Command has never lost its coolness for moment. The watchword Imn ediately went out The British ...
... units, howe*a. ‘vtot like a sharp scythe aiming at our armies of the north. This armoured scythe stroke el. most reached Dunkirk. Almost but not quite. Boulogne and Calais were the scene of desperate fightinc, The guards defended Boulogne fur a while ...
... the armed forces.” “LOST” MINESWEEPER IS SAFE Of the 24 minor war vessels lost in the operations during the withdrawal from Dunkirk, one is now safe. This was announced when, early to-day. the Admiralty made the following correction to last nights Naval ...