... troops taking a stand behind the flooded zones. Hundreds of German planes are stated to have taken part in the air attacks on Dunkirk yesterday, but the number shot down by the Allied forces and anti-aircraft defences was a record. Last night's official French ...

... disguise the setback to the Allies caused by the Belgian capitulation, with its consequent threat to the ports of Ostend and Dunkirk. In the House of Commons Mr Churchill used these words:— The situation of the British and French armies, now engaged in the ...

... number of the enemy and was of invaluable assistance to the main body of the British Expeditionary Force in its withdrawal on *Dunkirk. This action will coma among the most heroic deeds in the annals of the British Army. This announcement was made by the War ...

... be checked by flooding, but this takes some days. and may not he very effective this dry weather. _ . _ - Evacuation from Dunkirk and a few other points goes on steadily. despite German bombing attacks, which an , more cautious after the terrific inflicted ...

... sisters, but not fiancees. He was killed as 1 held him. My elbow was smashed. I had a day and a night in a train getting to Dunkirk. There were twenty-four of us in each cattle truck. contents of some hut by the railway and distributed sweets and cigarettes ...

... soon as he captures them : from that moment the current of their imports is cut off and, as seaports, they cease to exist. Dunkirk has a good trade, but the other three Channel ports, Boulogne, Calais and Ostend, are unimportant as cargo ports. It is their ...

... to report on the rest of the front. I WITH the capitulation of King Leopold opening to the enemy the road to Ostend and Dunkirk, the B.E.F. is now facing from north, south and east the onslaught of Nazi aircraft, tanks, artillery and infantry. The unbeaten ...

... Belgium. Otherwise every Defiant pilot and gunner returned safely The Defiants first sighted seven Messerschinitt 109's over Dunkirk., They attacked and shot one down As the Deflants were looking for other quarry, circling above them were a number of Mes ...

... midst of battle on the order of their King without having warned their French and British comrades, and opening the route to Dunkirk to German divisions. Three hospital ships with wounded men of the B.E.F. arrived from France to-day. Six soldiers died during ...

... to the country ing, and almost the whole way across. Hundreds of the men were, taken to or seaside in his car. attacks on Dunkirk yesterday, but the Several bombs hit us and this scenes number shot down by the Allied forces on board were heartrending. ...