... the coast, a steady stream of arms and supplies is going into Dunkirk from a large number of ships. Supreme Courage French marines and British naval engineers went ashore and transformed Dunkirk into an armed camp. German bombing squadrons, trying to smash ...

... reached Dunkirk. The remainder of their comrades were following. Dunkirk itself is holding out magnificently. The flooding carried out south-west and north-east of the entrenched camp is now effective. All the area to the south-west of Dunkirk, from the ...

... totalling only about 270,000 men. But the Allied soldiers held on to their positions along the Yser—a semicircle to the east of Dunkirk. At other points they withdrew so slowly that the Germans had to struggle for every yard. The Germans flung advance forces ...

... have reached Dunkirk. The remainder their comrades were following. Dunkirk itself is holding out magnificently. The flooding earned out south-west and north-east of the entrenched camp is now effective. All the area to the south-west of Dunkirk, from the ...

... they could fight on with the British and French soldiers. The R.A.F. fought off the enemy's air attacks on Dunkirk's communications. Near Dunkirk a formation of Hurricanes and Defiants tore into big forces of German bombers, heavily escorted by fighters ...

... than they could count. They brought down seventeen fighters as well as a dive bomber. First they sighted seven 109's over Dunkirk and shot one down The rest escaped. Then four 110's dived at them out of the sun. In this dog fight one Defiant was hit. The ...

... Army, the British Expeditionary Force and some French divisions under the command of General Blanchard. and supplied via Dunkirk. The French and British defended the Port in the south and in the west and the Belgian army in the north. It is this Belgan ...

... break through, our Army in the north was forced back through the Forest of Nieppe and through Cassel to a position west of Dunkirk. v The ---------- magnificent though they have been and still are, had not enough planes to give the same amount of support ...

... powerful support. Under command Admiral Abrial, with a large number of ships, it is engaged in supplying the fortified camp of Dunkirk and the troops dependent on it, in co-operation with land and naval aircraft ...

... in frontof the German forces who stabbed toward Dunkirk at the flank which was left uncovered by the surrender of the Belgian Army by King Leopold. Late last night the French military spokesman said Dunkirk was still in Allied hands. It will be necessary ...

... picked up by a paddle steamer; Landed at Margate. The pilot, a sergeant, was in a squadron of nine Hurricanes patrolling over Dunkirk when they engaged nine Messerschmitt 109 s. He shot down two and was levelling out when he saw a Junkers 88. He shot down ...

... Here is the reason : The surrender of the Belgians yesterday morning led to the exposure of the British line of retreat to Dunkirk. Rescue from the sea now is extremely difficult. There is the chance that the B.E.F. may fight a way through the steel ranks ...