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... 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 ...
... Prioux's Army Reaches Dunkirk PARIS. Thur-day.—The vanguard of General Prioux's Army. concisiing of two divisions. has blasted its way out of the German trap in Flanders by mean% of a furious tank battle and has reached Dunkirk. a French military authority ...
... 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 ...
... insisted that none of the|ceeding! French forces had surrendered aombed übmarin dux’ vanguard, two divisions olasted its way to Dunkirk through the German columns which strove to cut Its line of retreat near Cassel. it was stated. The rearguard was following ...
... Those below, giving the thumbs up,” were in a British transport which, after two hours bombing, was sunk by the Nazis off Dunkirk. 'v• -.fix. M. ■■■; •■ . ,'x ...
... the Germans hurled 700,000 and their entire available force of tanks against the 270.000 Allied troops slowly retiring on Dunkirk. FIRST STORIES BY . ft* ' ...
... 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 ...
... it held a large number of the enemy, and wa., of invaluable assistance to the main body of the B.E.F. in its withdrawal on Dunkirk. ntain communi- ,o carry out ...
... withdrawn, fighting every inch of the way. Two divisions of General Prioux's army have cut their way through from Lille to Dunkirk, itself holdmg out magnificently behind the flooded area. The part played by the navies, like the air forces, has been glorious ...
... a farm. One or two want to take children with them: which won't (I think) work. mind is busy thinking of Hurricanes over Dunkirk. or whether Italy will come in, or of the men of the B.E.F. saw this perfectly illustrated yesterday. Someone showed me an ...
... 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 ...