... the Road to Dunkirk “It is this Belgian Army which, at tho height of the battle, has unconditionally, and without warning its British and French comrades in arms, suddenly capitulated on the orders of its King and opened the road to Dunkirk to the German ...

... ALLIES STILL IN DUNKIRK AND CALAIS HAMBURG AND BREMEN BOMBED JTRENCH units are still holding out in Calais. Dunkirk has been heavily bombed, but the town is not directly threatened, it is stated in French military circles to-day. Allied aircraft are ...

... ROAD TO DUNKIRK NOW OPENED TO GERMANS Paris, Tuesday. Broadcasting to the French nation at 8.30 this morning, M. Reynaud, Prime Minister, said: I have to inform the French people of a grave event. This event occurred during the night. France can no longer ...

... BELGIANS LEAVE GAP ON ROAD TO DUNKIRK M. REYNAUD’S BITTER COMMENT Paris, May 28 First news of Belgium’s decision was announced to the world at 8.30 this morning in broadcast by M. Reynaud, French Prime Minister. During the night there had been a two-hour ...

... has broken down. The British Army, which is concentrated in the area of Dixmude, Armentiers, Bailleul and Bergues, west of Dunkirk is facing complete destruction by our concentric attacks. “In swift push through Flanders German forces marched through Bruges ...

... in three them I was bombed. On our last night in Holland were bombed; Zeehrugg© (Belgium) we slept through air raid and in Dunkirk we were bombed again. Only when back in England did I have an undisturbed night. At Ostend watched German planes sweep down ...

... sectors between Allied and enemy units which are closely intermingled. Up to last night French units still held out in Calais. Dunkirk has been heavily bombed but the town is not directly threatened. This morning's French official communique says:— Our troops ...

... firmly as theirs. The 8.E.F., it must be remembered, is not beaten force, though its position is so obviously criticalwith Dunkirk threatened. Our home morale must remain as rock-like. M. Reynaud has made the same appeal to the French people, and Anglo-French ...

... has broken down. The British Army which is concentrated in the area of Dixmude, Armentiers, Bailleul, and Bergues, west of Dunkirk, is facing complete destruction by our concentric attacks. In a swift push through Flanders German forces marched througn ...

... them I was bombed. On our last night in Holland we were bombed. In ZeebrUgge. Belgium, we slept through an air raid, and in Dunkirk we were bombed again. Only when back in England did I have an undisturbed night. Ostend we watched German planes sweep down ...

... choice only, to retire the sea, and there endeavour to maintain a perimeter of defence under the very noses of enemy bombers. Dunkirk is still held, and massed R.A.F. and French planes are dropping barrages of bombs to afford protection to the troops. The ...

... very heavy, particularly in the early fighting along the Albert Canal. Although King Leopold’s action opened the road to Dunkirk, the Allied command never lost its coolness for a moment. The watchword immediately went out: “The Britisti and French on ...