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Dunkirk Held By Allied Naval Forces PART OF CALAIS ALSO IN OUR HANDS Morale of British Troops Unshaken “In Face ..

... Allied naval forces are firmly holding the fortified area of Dunkirk, it was stated in Paris last night British and French units were also still in possession of P art °j Calais last night. Dunkirk has been transformed into an entrenched camp and is held ...

Published: Thursday 30 May 1940
Newspaper: Western Mail
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: | Words: 721 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

NO GREAT AIR BATTLE

... NO GREAT AIR BATTLE R.A.F* Shoot Down 22, Lose In ii terrific air battle over the French Coast near Dunkirk last night formation of Hurricanes and Detiants shot down 22 of large force of German bombers and fighters. , . This was stated in an Air Ministry ...

Published: Thursday 30 May 1940
Newspaper: Western Mail
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: | Words: 96 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

“ Indoniita'iile Resolution ”

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

Published: Thursday 30 May 1940
Newspaper: Western Mail
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: | Words: 148 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

Advance Harassed

... bombers has failed to return. “Our fighters have been engaged in offensive patrols over French Coast throughout to-day. “Near Dunkirk this evening a formation of Hurricanes and Defiants engaged large forces of enemy bombers heavily escorted fighters. At least ...

Published: Thursday 30 May 1940
Newspaper: Western Mail
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: | Words: 370 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

REFUGEES A SECOND TIME The Verbeeck Family

... they met in the refugees' column, to try and get into touch with her brother. John Verbeeck met : his family not far from Dunkirk and motored them to his Calais home. My parents were in an exhausted condition but. fortunately, they had escaped air attacks ...

Published: Thursday 30 May 1940
Newspaper: North Wales Weekly News
County: Denbighshire, Wales
Type: | Words: 535 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

CONFUSION OR GAP IN ALLIED LINE WITHIN NOR THERN LOOP

... inevitable. The resources our coaB i region around Calais and infantry the ground, and the Empire far oxcaod anything which Oor- Dunkirk— in places where the British aya i Air Force ha-, 1 am to;d, won laurels in the last War— a valiant improved upon the teachers ...

Published: Thursday 30 May 1940
Newspaper: Western Mail
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: | Words: 1929 | Page: 6 | Tags: none