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... the road to Dunkirk to the Germans the Allied Command has never lost Its coolness for a moment. The watchword Immediately went out The British and French go on fighting. The Belgian Army's task had been to defend the sector North of Dunkirk while the ...

Co ON FIGHTING

... road to Dunkirk to the liermans, the Allied Command has never lost its coolness for a moment., The watchword immediately went out, The British and French go on fighting. The Belgian Army's task had been to defend the sector north of Dunkirk, while the ...

Published: Wednesday 29 May 1940
Newspaper: Bradford Observer
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 124 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

B.E.F. FIGMENT' G REARGUARD ACrITONS. LLIED troops were fighting stubbornly last night in Northern France in a ..

... desperate bid to cut through German concentrations to the coast, while Allied naval forces firmly held the fortified area of Dunkirk, it is stated in Paris. British and French units were also still in possession of a part of Calais earlier in the evening ...

Published: Thursday 30 May 1940
Newspaper: Bradford Observer
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 248 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

In

... French troops are being safely landed in England, their comrades are conducting operations with the same.bitterness around Dunkirk, according to to-day’s French official communique. It is officially announced by the Belgian authorities in Paris that Belgian ...

FIGHTING THROUGH

... fortified area Dunkirk, completely eurrounded flood water*, but to tbe west of Canal, the French military epokeeman stated today. The army of General Prloux. which was hemmed near Lille, continues to make progress northwards towards the Dunkirk region. Already ...

Published: Friday 31 May 1940
Newspaper: Yorkshire Evening Post
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 124 | Page: 10 | Tags: none

FRENCH WAR COMMUNIQUE. PARIS. Wednesday

... of Ostend. received from its King the order to cease fire, thus opening to the enemy the road to Ypres. to Fumes. and to Dunkirk. VERY HARD FIGHTINC. Since then our troops. under the command of General Blanchard and General Prioux. in close collaboration ...

Published: Thursday 30 May 1940
Newspaper: Bradford Observer
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 437 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

SKILFUL REARGUARD FIGHTS AS B.E.F. FALL BACK

... Calais DUNKIRK FIRMLY HELD: R.A.F.'s GREAT WORK The King's Grateful Words to Our Troops Fighting skilful rearguard actions, the British and French troops in Flanders, it was learned early to-day, continued their well-ordered withdrawal on Dunkirk. ONE of ...

Only Survivor

... 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 hare been alive with troops for the past three waiting to be evacuated and being evacuated. At more and more frequent intervals ...

COUNTER-STROKES

... English fight well. The German advance Is governed our counterstrokes as We move to the entrenched line that is Calais and Dunkirk. We might have been at Ostend to-day, but our way was made hard a craven King who can now have a villa there. The B.E.F. must ...

NAZIS CLAIM BIG AIR SUCCESS

... warships and troop transports which were to bring home the remainder of the beaten B.E.F. in the harbour and on the sea off Dunkirk and Ostend. All branches of the services joined in the attack which was directed against more than 60 ships. Three warships ...

Published: Thursday 30 May 1940
Newspaper: Hull Daily Mail
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 248 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

GERMANS CLAIM BIG RAID OFF FLANDERS 19 Ships Alleged Sunk

... warships and troop transports which were :0 bring home the remainder of the beaten B.E.F. in the harbour and on the sea off Dunkirk and Ostend. All branches of the services joined in the attack. which was directed I against more than 60 shins. Three war'ship ...

Published: Thursday 30 May 1940
Newspaper: Halifax Evening Courier
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 236 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

the • – I A GIRMAN CLAIMS. BERLIN, Wednesday

... Is only 25 miles wide at its widest point. German troops advancing in northern Flanders towards Dunkirk are stated to have reached the River Yser. Dunkirk, it is claimed, is now within the range of the German heavy artillery and its hattour has been ...

Published: Thursday 30 May 1940
Newspaper: Bradford Observer
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 257 | Page: 1 | Tags: none