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HAD TO LIVE IN WOODS

... whenever * '* bombed and machine-gunned frequent intervals •' .. . however, they mmgt never got nearer than 18 inches to me. Dunkirk, which reached after days *'‘ , ' vrrriPr; was ‘warm’ so L.Sergt Crome mover! again and after tramping over miles of sanddunes ...

Published: Tuesday 04 June 1940
Newspaper: Shields Daily Gazette
County: Durham, England
Type: Article | Words: 413 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

CORUNNA LINE

... iock gates. millt ary circles state that the s now time t0 soak «’c ! a ° the ground and the whole of I tho south-west of Dunkirk In netshhourhood of Gravelines aim°'rier has reverted to tl mV. . as same 20 c it held up Caesar's le stre?nhi th ...

huge losses

... huge losses all the beaches in the Dunkirk area 'vh ' embarking the last heroic defenders have covered the evacuation of the * arm * rom Flanders is proceeding adJiy under the protection of the Allied . *es and air forces. ermans seem to have given up ...

Published: Monday 03 June 1940
Newspaper: Newcastle Evening Chronicle
County: Northumberland, England
Type: | Words: 1220 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

2 12 Broken Seal... 7 II

... aged three years. `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 announred when early today the Admiralty made the following correction to last night's naval bulletin ...

Published: Tuesday 04 June 1940
Newspaper: Shields Daily News
County: Northumberland, England
Type: Article | Words: 917 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

TROOPS EAGER TO GET TO GRIPS AGAIN

... magnetic mine and sank, and he. after swimming tor some time was the only one to be rescued The beaches and sand dunes around Dunkirk have been alive with troops for the past three days, waiting to be evacuated and being evacuated. At more and more frequent ...

SIDE HOLD B\ 'Lies. side, ORUNNA LINE”

... the line. There is confirmation that the Allies are holding a region West of the Yser as well as the entrenched camp near Dunkirk. •Bomb / Stry °unced that R.A.F, attacked eCtives horlTi- ' on Thursday »V 5 I' rt nave a ?ain helped the ' awa intense a( ...

Published: Saturday 01 June 1940
Newspaper: Newcastle Journal
County: Northumberland, England
Type: | Words: 452 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

EUROPE

... up after tearful farewells from their womenfolk at the station. This Shining Thing . . long the English tongue the word Dunkirk will be spoken with reverence. A leading article in the New York Times paving this tribute to-da. adds: The rags and blemishes ...

Published: Saturday 01 June 1940
Newspaper: Hartlepool Northern Daily Mail
County: Durham, England
Type: Article | Words: 450 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

B.E.F, MEN “EAGER TO GO BA

... the same simple words. Safe in England.” and ;he hurriedly scrawled letters “0.H.M.5.” WANTS TO RETURN The bombardment of Dunkirk never stopped,” said one veteran Yorkshire sergeant. I can still hear it drumming in my ears. How the British boats got through ...

Published: Saturday 01 June 1940
Newspaper: Newcastle Journal
County: Northumberland, England
Type: | Words: 518 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

AMAZING ALLEGATIONS AT PORTSMOUTH

... and he. after swimming for some time, was . the only one to be rescued. DEACHES “ALIVE” The beaches and sand dunes around Dunkirk have been alive with troops lei for the past three days evacuated and bemg evacuaM a. mo.e and more frequent l 3 Reiman aircraft ...

tion from reliable sources shows that tourist visas have been granted to 3,000 Germans to visit the country in ..

... brought the men and women aboard to a South-East coast port. The Worthing (2.294 tons), which was attacked six miles off Dunkirk by nine German ’planes, returned to another South Coast port. SHOTTON MINERS FOREGO HOLIDAYS At the annual nomination meeting ...

Published: Monday 03 June 1940
Newspaper: Newcastle Evening Chronicle
County: Northumberland, England
Type: | Words: 491 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

French Inflict Heavy Losses On S-E.F. Germans: Still Intact

... 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 ...

Published: Wednesday 29 May 1940
Newspaper: Newcastle Evening Chronicle
County: Northumberland, England
Type: | Words: 605 | Page: 1 | Tags: none