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CAR DID NOT STOP

... to Arms Factory GOVERNOR TO ADDRESS ASSEMBLY TO-DAY Heads of Other Churches Join in Centenary Services LONDON CHEERS FOR DUNKIRK HEROES NAVAL MEN SLEEP IN STREETS ...

Published: Monday 03 June 1940
Newspaper: Belfast News-Letter
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 263 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

Eat without Tztin

... CYCLIST. 81 LIVES WERE AT STAKE. STORY OF DUNKIRK EXPLOIT. Geo. Brockerton, famous Ulster racing motorcyclist, and now a soldier in the British Army, has been earning fame of a different kind —as a hero of Dunkirk. A few days ago a letter appeared in a London ...

Published: Friday 07 June 1940
Newspaper: Belfast Telegraph
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Illustrated | Words: 1143 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

MORE HARD HITTING BY R.A.F

... Earlier I heard from the pilots the full story of the 12 Defiants which shot down the German aeroplanes earlier the week over Dunkirk. Actually the number of German victims, X learned, was 38. They Included 19 Junkers 87 dive bombers and 18 Messerschmldts ...

Published: Saturday 01 June 1940
Newspaper: Belfast News-Letter
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 657 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

HOW TO TREAT TANKS

... down one Messerschmidt 109. During the night our bombers continued to maintain the service supplies to the Allied troops the Dunkirk region, especially of medicines. Numerous reconnaissance flights were carried out over Northern France. Fighter craft ensured ...

Published: Monday 03 June 1940
Newspaper: Belfast News-Letter
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 295 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

GUNNER DESMOND GREGG

... were going to see some active service after so many months of waiting. Anyhow they were all in good fettie. On arrival at Dunkirk the unit, which had sustained a number of casualties, due to bombing, was directed by Royal Marines to a large beach near ...

Published: Saturday 01 June 1940
Newspaper: Belfast Telegraph
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Illustrated | Words: 336 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

FOR RECONNAISSANCE WORK

... artillery batteries, talcing part fighting on the Albert Canal and in front of Bruges. After the so,, he succeeded in reaching Dunkirk wasome 20 other officers. The troops were amazed when the o-°- came to lay down arms, he sain. The duty and desire of all ...

Published: Monday 03 June 1940
Newspaper: Belfast News-Letter
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 313 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

BATTLE FOR FRANCE

... the Senate that the Germans were at Amiens. On May 28 I told you that the King of the Belgians had betrayed us. The road to Dunkirk was open. day, at a time which “is still grave, I have come to give you reasons for hope—not words, but facts Germany has ...

Published: Friday 07 June 1940
Newspaper: Belfast News-Letter
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 862 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

PREMIER’S STATEMENT

... Commons, * Westminster, yesterday, heard the story of the great Flanders battle, the wonderful feat of the evacuation from Dunkirk, and of the grave possibilities of the situation that must now be faced. The Navy had carried out of the jaws of death” 835 ...

Published: Wednesday 05 June 1940
Newspaper: Belfast News-Letter
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 1726 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

BRITISH ARMY IN FRANCE. New Line of Battle

... closest re-operatien with the at their side The heroism of lii Ilandent. the splendid work of the Royal Navy to soldiers Dunkirk. and the and help elven to them wben passion threaten England MVP 11l road elm.. friend., into brother, Our Army in Prance ...

Published: Friday 07 June 1940
Newspaper: Witness (Belfast)
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 367 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

HIS PAL A B.E.F. SOLDIER

... Campeitown (Argyll) man who took part in the evacuation of the B.E.F. from Flanders. My ship was among the first to reach Dunkirk to begin the evacuation. he said. The sea close in shore was black with soldiers standing up to their waists in water. We ...

Published: Wednesday 05 June 1940
Newspaper: Belfast Telegraph
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 346 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

ABOUT ::

... fortitude during the war. Realising, in some degree, at least, the Inferno through which their men were passing on the beaches of Dunkirk, they refused to allow themselves to become downcast or discouraged. and while waiting anxiously from day to day for news ...

Published: Tuesday 04 June 1940
Newspaper: Belfast News-Letter
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 351 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

80 DIVISIONS USED

... military correspondent). About 80 divisions were used against the Allies in the battle which ended with the evacuation of Dunkirk. Of theae about ten were armoured and five motorised divisions. All were heavily engaged, and all of them must have had heavy ...

Published: Thursday 06 June 1940
Newspaper: Belfast News-Letter
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 384 | Page: 8 | Tags: none