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Belgians furious at betrayal: BERLIN SEALS DOOM OF ALLIED ARMIES

... broken down. 'The British Army, which is concentrated in the area of Dismude. Armentieres, Bailleul. and Bergues. west of Dunkirk. is facing complete destruction by our concentric attacks. In a swift pust through Flanders. German forcer marched through ...

Published: Wednesday 29 May 1940
Newspaper: Leicester Evening Mail
County: Leicestershire, England
Type: | Words: 223 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

CLAIM TO HAVE CAPTURED

... 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 ...

Published: Wednesday 29 May 1940
Newspaper: Birmingham Mail
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 195 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

THE ODD CHANCE

... always been able to use bomb power against these islands, but with a position on the Belgian coast and one, secured, between Dunkirk and Boulogne, the long-range guns of shore batteries could operate against the sea line of the Thames Estuary. The Straits ...

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... Among the courageous youths who have answered the call of the Govern■s king and j ment , united with Belgian elements at o Dunkirk to the ] p resen France or Great Britain, a new army is to be raised and organised. It will into the light at the side 5f ...

Published: Wednesday 29 May 1940
Newspaper: Daily Herald
County: London, England
Type: | Words: 250 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

FACTS

... break through, our Army in the north was forced back through the Forest of Nieppe and through Cassel to a position west of Dunkirk. v The ---------- magnificent though they have been and still are, had not enough planes to give the same amount of support ...

Published: Wednesday 29 May 1940
Newspaper: Daily Mirror
County: London, England
Type: | Words: 262 | Page: 16 | Tags: none

IN FURIOUS REARGUARD ACTIONS

... 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. The official military spokesman said to-day that the Germans ...

Published: Wednesday 29 May 1940
Newspaper: Aberdeen Evening Express
County: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 192 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

THE POSITION NOW

... been riddled by German political power and fear has made its head uncover the left flank of the British Army and imperil Dunkirk base. And this 24 hours after the B.E.F. had saved the Belgian front against a power drive! CRITICAL: NOT DESPERATE The situation ...

changing houily. but the Allies, according to the latest Information, still held miles of Channel coast. The ..

... Allied and enemy units which are cloeely intermingled (says Press Cp to last night French units still held •tit In Calais. Dunkirk had been heavily bombed, but the town waa not directly threatened. French and British military opinion seems unanimous that ...

Published: Wednesday 29 May 1940
Newspaper: Yorkshire Evening Post
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 177 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

'TREACHEROUS ACT' OF KING LEOPOLD

... 8.E.F., and some French divisions. This group of three armies was commanded by General Blanchard. It 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. The Belgian ...

Published: Wednesday 29 May 1940
Newspaper: Aberdeen Press and Journal
County: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 637 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

CLAIM French Successes in Somme Fighting

... between Allied and enemy units, which are closely intermingled. Up to last night French units still held out in Calais, and Dunkirk has been heavily bombed, but the town is not directly threatened. The official military spokesman said to-day that the Germans ...

Published: Wednesday 29 May 1940
Newspaper: Coventry Evening Telegraph
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 270 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

By a Military Correspondent

... choice only—to retire to the sea and there endeavour to maintain a perimeter of defence under the very noss 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 situation ...

Published: Wednesday 29 May 1940
Newspaper: Manchester Evening News
County: Lancashire, England
Type: | Words: 214 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

GERMANS

... 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 ...

Published: Wednesday 29 May 1940
Newspaper: Birmingham Mail
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 204 | Page: 4 | Tags: none