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M. REYNAUD'S BROADCAST

... Force in the centre, and French divisions on the right. They were provisioned by way of Dunkirk. The surrender of the Belgian Army had opened the road to Dunkirk to the German divisions. M. Reynaud declared: Misfortune has always made France greater ...

Published: Tuesday 28 May 1940
Newspaper: Staffordshire Sentinel
County: Staffordshire, England
Type: | Words: 648 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

BELGIUM TO FIGHT ON

... some French divisions. This group of three armies was commanded by General Blanchard. UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER It was via Dunkirk The British and the French Armies &trended this port in the South and in the West. the Belgian Army in the North. THE BELGIAN ...

Published: Tuesday 28 May 1940
Newspaper: Aberdeen Evening Express
County: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 564 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

FRANCE'S PREMIER on the BELGIAN SURRENDER

... the B.E.P. and some French divisions. This group of three armies was commanded by Oenerml Blanchard. It >u provisioned vie Dunkirk. The British and the French Armies defended this port in the south and in the west, the Belgian Army the north. The Belgian ...

Published: Tuesday 28 May 1940
Newspaper: Yorkshire Evening Post
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 519 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

German Claims

... Channel are being foiled by German air attacks aga.n>t those Channel I»orts which are still in the enemy’s hands. The port Dunkirk was destroyed by fire •• important f'ei Front.l*. Sji King’s Cousin Missing Lord Frederick Cainbridgi King and nephew «>t ...

Published: Tuesday 28 May 1940
Newspaper: Northern Whig
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 177 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

Canals Will Help Our Defence

... miles from Saint Omer, that is on the flank of the German motorised troops which attacked Calais and attempted to approach Dunkirk. All Allied progress towards the south-west this region could not fail to produce a repercussion on the axis of the German ...

Published: Tuesday 28 May 1940
Newspaper: Aberdeen Press and Journal
County: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 262 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

Narvik

... iron ore railway against a vastly superior enemy. ----•- -- -, ---z----- ------------ .4,cr • Dionude Thie/It uNCIRIAIr. • DUNKIRK ------------ -- CALAIS Gravelines '4 E ` '• ' . T ' h' Roukrs .N EL( , 4. ) B , Ar' I:::ADEL HAS Oulnarde Now FALLEN • ...

Published: Tuesday 28 May 1940
Newspaper: Daily News (London)
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 207 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

Massed Enemy Attacks

... from Saint Omcr; that is to say, on the flank of the German motorised troops which attacked Calais and attempted to approach Dunkirk. North of Calais, particularly in the direction of Gravelines, the country is covered by a dense network of canals, which ...

Published: Tuesday 28 May 1940
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 242 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

* Our Air Force is attacking with success, S' the beginning of hostilities we have brought down 255 German air-

... attack British troops near Aire, on the flank of the German mechanised troops which attacked Calais and attempted to approach Dunkirk. Fighting Reaches Maximum Intensity. Bans, Monday.—A French military spokesman said to-night:— The fighting seems to have ...

Published: Tuesday 28 May 1940
Newspaper: Londonderry Sentinel
County: Londonderry, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 182 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

GERMAN CLAIMS

... Channel are being foiled by German air attacks against those Channel ports which are still in the enemy’s hands. The port of Dunkirk was destroyed by fire. important events on the southern front. The German air force also attacked aerodromes in the vicinity ...

Published: Tuesday 28 May 1940
Newspaper: Belfast News-Letter
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 227 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

Surrender Order To Army Against Ministers' Advice

... hardly succeeded their seniors, have already covered themselves with glory. “Surrendered Without Warning” was provisioned via Dunkirk. The British and the French armies defended this port in the south and in the west; the Belgian Army in the north. “Our Faith ...

Published: Tuesday 28 May 1940
Newspaper: Evening Despatch
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 663 | Page: 4 | Tags: none