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DUNKIRK IS POWERFULLY ENTRENCHED

... DUNKIRK IS POWERFULLY ENTRENCHED STILL unbroken in face of overwhelming odds, the British and French Armies are continuing their heroic withdrawal to the coast. “Suicide” French divisions were reported to-day to be holding the rear while British troops ...

Published: Thursday 30 May 1940
Newspaper: Manchester Evening News
County: Lancashire, England
Type: | Words: 179 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

FLOODS BAR WAY TO DUNKIRK

... FLOODS BAR WAY TO DUNKIRK T roops F reed For “Hills” Battle PAKIS, Thursday. Despite greatly increased pressure from the Germans, the Allied troops have maintained their positions all along the Yster. At other points they have carried out their withdrawal ...

Published: Friday 31 May 1940
Newspaper: Western Mail
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: | Words: 93 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

ONE PENNY DUNKIRK FIGHT

... ONE PENNY DUNKIRK FIGHT Behind the message, “ Gentlemen, I thank you,” sent by General Georges, Chief of Staff to General Weygand, to an R.A.F. squadron, is the story of one of the bravest feats of the war. All the bridges over the Meuse near Maastricht ...

Published: Thursday 30 May 1940
Newspaper: Liverpool Daily Post
County: Lancashire, England
Type: | Words: 242 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

ALLIES STILL IN DUNKIRK AND CALAIS

... 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 ...

Published: Wednesday 29 May 1940
Newspaper: Evening Despatch
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 195 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

FRENCH NAVY HOLDS DUNKIRK

... FRENCH NAVY HOLDS DUNKIRK Air Forces Continually in Action to Cover Retirement THE great battle in Northern France is approaching its * climax. Fighting incessant rearguard actions against odds, British and French troops are retiring towards the coast ...

Published: Thursday 30 May 1940
Newspaper: Belfast News-Letter
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 132 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

DUNKIRK STILL HOLDING OUT

... DUNKIRK STILL HOLDING OUT French Army Hacking Way to Safety WHILE ever increasing numbers of British and French troops are being safely landed in England their comrades in Flanders are grimly continuing their great rearguard action against the German ...

Published: Friday 31 May 1940
Newspaper: Shields Daily News
County: Northumberland, England
Type: Article | Words: 91 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

22 Nazis Down Over Dunkirk

... 22 Nazis Down Over Dunkirk f1» At least 22 enemy down by the R.A.F. y eStei officially announced. . j This success was attainea ca'( kirk when a formation ° and Defiants engaged a ia^ c0 enemy bombers heavily fighters. , A' All our aircraft j j In N.E ...

Published: Thursday 30 May 1940
Newspaper: Hull Daily Mail
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 73 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

BLIZZARD OF BOMBS MEN LEFT DUNKIRK

... BLIZZARD OF BOMBS MEN LEFT DUNKIRK THE WORKMAN’S TRIBUTE TRAIN of French and Bel * gian soldiers, looking hot and tired, stopped in a Surrey station. They made a rush for the small buffet, but having only foreign money could not be served. Waiting passengers ...

Published: Friday 31 May 1940
Newspaper: Evening Despatch
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 116 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

ROAD TO DUNKIRK NOW OPENED TO GERMANS

... 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 ...

Published: Wednesday 29 May 1940
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Gazette
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 540 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

75 NAZI PLANES DOWN AT DUNKIRK

... 75 NAZI PLANES DOWN AT DUNKIRK Aerial attacks on Dunkirk yesterday cost the enemy dear. Official figures not available, but Paris estimate of the number of Nara planes brought down is 75. 37 FALL TO ONE SQUADRON A single squadron of 12 British Defiant ...

Published: Friday 31 May 1940
Newspaper: Dundee Courier
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 189 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

French Warships Guard Dunkirk To Cover Withdrawal

... French Warships Guard Dunkirk To Cover Withdrawal OTORY OF THE B.E.F.’s STRUGGLE TO PROTECT 0 THE FLANK LAID BARE BY LEOPOLD’S BETRAYAL AND TO FIGHT ITS WAY BACK TO THE COAST IN THE FACE OF ATTACK FROM ALMOST EVERY DIRECTION, WAS SIMPLY TOLD IN THE FOLLOWING ...

Published: Thursday 30 May 1940
Newspaper: Newcastle Journal
County: Northumberland, England
Type: | Words: 191 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

ALLIES HOLD A CORUNNA LINE OUTSIDE DUNKIRK

... the Corunna Line. Flooded areas extending south-west and north-east of Dunkirk are playing a priceless part in delaying the German mechanised units. Embarked from Open Beaches Dunkirk itself is protected by curtain of fire from Allied warships, and most ...

Published: Friday 31 May 1940
Newspaper: Manchester Evening News
County: Lancashire, England
Type: | Words: 700 | Page: 1 | Tags: none