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ALLIES STILL LEAVING NORTHERN FRANCE

... stated that Allied troops are holding out aj e fortified area of Dunkirk and west of the Yser m ' ' Prioux's Army, which was hemmed in tovv cont ' nue s to make progress northwards the Dunkirk region, and already a considertha las hacked its way safely across ...

Published: Friday 31 May 1940
Newspaper: Derby Daily Telegraph
County: Derbyshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1184 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

LATE NEWS

... been could neither / denied in Frem 1 to-day. It noted.* true to .he Army, Genera » tftose his troop* r{ ' gravely tiy i Dunkirk was , „,»»V and energetical . tll J was stated. Big » r« .L and British NaV . effective supp ...

Published: Friday 31 May 1940
Newspaper: Derby Daily Telegraph
County: Derbyshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 190 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

GERMAN HORDES HELD AS B.E.F. RETREATS

... nlt of King this army is resisting and trying to make up for its inferiority in numbers by narrowing its front. The port of Dunkirk is an entrenched camp, firmly held and supported by the heavy guns of the Fleet. It forms the maritime port of sort of corridor ...

Published: Thursday 30 May 1940
Newspaper: Derby Daily Telegraph
County: Derbyshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1445 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

MOST OF ARMY MAY GET AWAY

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

Published: Friday 31 May 1940
Newspaper: Derby Daily Telegraph
County: Derbyshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 682 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

B.E.F. INTACT: WITHDRAWAL OF SOME MILES

... B.E.F. INTACT: WITHDRAWAL OF SOME MILES VIOLENT FIGHT IN NORTH DUNKIRK NOT YET MENACED CALAIS JWLDS OUT TT was learned in authoritative circles in London to-day that the B.E.F. were still intact and together. They have withdrawn some miles towards the ...

Published: Wednesday 29 May 1940
Newspaper: Derby Daily Telegraph
County: Derbyshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1086 | Page: 1 | Tags: none