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FLOODS BAR WAY TO DUNKIRK

... FLOODS BAR WAY TO DUNKIRK T roops F reed For “Hills” Battle PAKIS, Thursday. Despite greatly increased pressure from the Germans, the Allied troops have maintained their positions all along the Yster. At other points they have carried out their withdrawal ...

Published: Friday 31 May 1940
Newspaper: Western Mail
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: | Words: 93 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

Fighting Fiercely

... region and fighting fiercely, the Prioux Army is. however, slowly retiring in the direction of the entrenched camp of Dunkirk. Dunkirk ItMlf i* holding out mog- nifteontly. Tho Inundalioni extending south-west and north-east of entrenched camp ars now ...

Published: Friday 31 May 1940
Newspaper: Western Mail
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: | Words: 178 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

AFTER HISTORIC REARGUARD ACTION

... henuned in on three sides by a force of nearly 1,000,000 Germans, members of the British Expeditionary Force sailed from Dunkirk last night in a blaze of glory, leaving Flanders fields to flood and fire. Allied warships accomplished prodigious feats, ...

Published: Friday 31 May 1940
Newspaper: Western Mail
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: | Words: 233 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

SERIES OF ACTION”

... Messerschmitts the Nazis vanished Then the British squadron saw two formations of nine Hemkel bombers that were attempting bomb Dunkirk, but all their bombs fell into the sea. Later the squadron encountered number of Messerschmitt 110 twinengine fighters. In ...

Published: Friday 31 May 1940
Newspaper: Western Mail
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: | Words: 433 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

Controlled by French

... assist In defending the Flanders Hills.'' Hundreds of German aeroplanes are stated have taken part in the aerial attacks on Dunkirk to-day. but the combined bag the Allied forces and anti-aircraft defences is described in military circles here a reo id ...

Published: Friday 31 May 1940
Newspaper: Western Mail
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: | Words: 423 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

“GREAT SKILL AND DARING”

... surrender contained large number of the enemy and was of Invaluable assistance to Pie main body the I.E.F. Its withdrawal Dunkirk. This operation ha# been carried out with groat shill and daring. troops not immediately engaged have been evacuated with ...

Published: Friday 31 May 1940
Newspaper: Western Mail
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: | Words: 582 | Page: 1 | Tags: none