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B.E.F. WITHDRAWING TO SEA: INTACT

... has broken down. ‘• The British Army, which concentrated in the area of Dixmude, Armentiers. Bailleul and Bergues. west of Dunkirk, facing complete destruction bur concentric attacks.;: In a swift push through Flanders, forces marched through • On tlu Rlv ...

Published: Wednesday 29 May 1940
Newspaper: Lincolnshire Echo
County: Lincolnshire, England
Type: | Words: 471 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

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

Published: Friday 31 May 1940
Newspaper: Leicester Evening Mail
County: Leicestershire, England
Type: | Words: 530 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

NAZIS HURL 1,000,000 MEN INTO DRIVE FOR HILLS

... possession of the famous Line of the Hills, which extends between Cassel and Ypres and divides the region of Lille from that of Dunkirk. The Germans have flung 40 divisions, more than 1,000,000 men, and almost the whole of their armoured divisions against an ...

Published: Thursday 30 May 1940
Newspaper: Leicester Evening Mail
County: Leicestershire, England
Type: | Words: 720 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

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... by deadly combats in most sectors between Allied and enemy units- which are closely intermingled! Dunkirk Heavily Bombed lip units still held out in Dunkirk lias been heavily bombed but the town not directly threatened TANK BOARD TO BE SET UP Mr Herbert ...

Published: Wednesday 29 May 1940
Newspaper: Leicester Daily Mercury
County: Leicestershire, England
Type: | Words: 1459 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

Communiques

... Bourgvllla are In German hands The German Air Force bombed the communication line loading to Zeobrugge, Nleuport, ostand, and Dunkirk wall the ports and ships in the ports An snemy destroyer was hit by a bomb between Calais and Dover. On the Southern Front ...

Published: Wednesday 29 May 1940
Newspaper: Nottingham Journal
County: Nottinghamshire, England
Type: | Words: 853 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

AND TOGETHER

... maintain thsir morale and continue to fight In the face of hoayy odds the incredible often happens. SHIELDED BY AIRCRAFT Dunkirk ig still hold, and HMBMd R.A.F. and French 'plants art dropping barragas of bomba to afford protootion to tho troops. Allied ...

Published: Wednesday 29 May 1940
Newspaper: Lincolnshire Echo
County: Lincolnshire, England
Type: | Words: 859 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

THE ALLIED WITHDRAWAL

... the Artois is now sealed. The British Army concentrated in the area of Dixmude, Armentiers, Bailleul and Bergues, west of Dunkirk, is facing complete destruction by our concentric attacks. Lille has been reached by German forces coming from the east and ...

Published: Wednesday 29 May 1940
Newspaper: Nottingham Evening Post
County: Nottinghamshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 833 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

B.E.F. MEN

... such messages, written on empty cigarette packets or the backs of chocolate wrappings. THROUGH HAIL OF BOMBS got away from Dunkirk, said one partv though ,a terrific hall of bombs and shell. All the time bombs were falling around us and bombers were sweeping ...

Published: Friday 31 May 1940
Newspaper: Lincolnshire Echo
County: Lincolnshire, England
Type: | Words: 1042 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

GRIMSBY EVENING TELEGRAPH 30 Good Whisky - 1 STILL GOING STRONG RAF Helping Allied Armies 52 TERRIFIC FLANDERS ..

... Bergen in Norway and set it on fire - Our heavy bombers were again active during the night in support of the Allied forces DUNKIRK AN ENTRENCHED CAMP To-day’s French communique throws little light on the position It states: The various operations mentioned ...

Published: Thursday 30 May 1940
Newspaper: Grimsby Daily Telegraph
County: Lincolnshire, England
Type: | Words: 3505 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

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... leather, bar., £39. We have over 20 other cars for your inspection,' trade offers specially invited at Auto Sales, Lace-street, Dunkirk. Tel. 76445 or 55384. 588b Scott s, Cnurchfteld-lane, bottom Alfreton-road, Bobbers Mill. Telephone Nottingham 77378 1939 ...

Published: Friday 31 May 1940
Newspaper: Nottingham Evening Post
County: Nottinghamshire, England
Type: Advertisement | Words: 1735 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

The Public Share

... firmly as theirs. The B.E.F. it must be remembered is not a beaten force, though its position is so obviously critical with Dunkirk threatened Our home morale must remain as rock-like. M. Reynaud has made the same appeal to the French people, and Anglo-French ...

Published: Wednesday 29 May 1940
Newspaper: Nottingham Journal
County: Nottinghamshire, England
Type: | Words: 1401 | Page: 2 | Tags: none