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AT DUNKIRK EVACUATION

... wrr«warcwa Tena The French Admiralty announced on Tuesday ht that seven French destroyers and a supply p were lost in the Dunkirk evacuation, but most of the crews were saved. The British communique stated that the ouation has now been successfully completed ...

Published: Friday 07 June 1940
Newspaper: Ballymena Observer
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 144 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

VALIANT VOLUNTEERS

... canrred out from Dunkirk and from beaches in the vicinity. The whole operation was screened by naval forces against any attempt by the enemy af interference by sea In addition to almost ir.cessant bombing and machme-gun attacks Dunkirk, the beaches and ...

Published: Friday 07 June 1940
Newspaper: Ballymena Observer
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 398 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

HEAVY NAZI LOSSES

... Boulogne and the magnificent resistance of a force at Calais. A summons to surrender was rejected hy the British commander at Dunkirk he went on. ‘His troops fought on. We know pow, from certain information which we have received, that this gallant defence ...

Published: Friday 07 June 1940
Newspaper: Ballymena Observer
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 787 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

Bombshell to Portrash

... Mr. Eden’s Graphic ccoun A dramatic account of the evacuation of over 80 per cent. of the British Expeditionary Force from Dunkirk was given by Mr Anthony Eden, Secretary for War, im a broadcast oz Sunday night He also stated that tens of thousands of French ...

Published: Friday 07 June 1940
Newspaper: Ballymena Observer
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 575 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

SEAMAN REYNOLDS A PRISONER IN GERMANY BRITISH SUBMARINE SURVIVOR

... CARNLOUGH EVACUATED FROM DUNKIRK MacLAUCHLIN—BEAU MONT. The wedding took place in Carnlough resbyterian Church on Tuesday forenoon by ecial licence of Second-Lieut. Wm. yd lacLauchlin, R.E., who was evacuated a few ays ago from Dunkirk, and Miss Annie lizabeth ...

Published: Friday 07 June 1940
Newspaper: Ballymena Observer
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 676 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

APPEAL FOR PILOTS

... We reported last week that M ajor Geor, Kane, Ballymena, medical officer of healt. was woumled during the evacuation fro Dunkirk, and we are now pleasca to sta that he is progressing faveurably ; in jact, \ were informed per telephone on Wednesd: afternoon ...

Published: Friday 07 June 1940
Newspaper: Ballymena Observer
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 295 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

INDUSTRIAL PLANTS HIT

... munition works were success- fully bombed. BAU OF NAZI FLANES IN THREE DAYS. continuous alr baciies din three days ol ver the Dunkirk beaches, British fighter accounted for 169 enemy ‘planes, osing themselves 37. total was 56, On Saturday 78 machines were ...

Published: Friday 07 June 1940
Newspaper: Ballymena Observer
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 386 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

ARMS AND THE MAN

... re when a bookcase fell on top of them, YN TO TT MIRACLE OF NEI IVEDANCE Ann pee awn ante ri MR. CHURCHILL’S STORY 1 OF DUNKIRK In the British House of Commons on Tues Prime Minister, Mr. Winstor day the Churchili, revealed in his promised statemen that ...

Published: Friday 07 June 1940
Newspaper: Ballymena Observer
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 1035 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

fall back several miles

... with military objectives at Bremen and Hamburg bombed and fuel depot* set on fire. French units still hold out in Calais* Dunkirk has been heavily bombed, but the town is not directly threatened. The french radio broadcast on Tuesday a DECLARATION OF THE ...

Published: Saturday 01 June 1940
Newspaper: Ballymena Weekly Telegraph
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 540 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

WEEKLY TELEGRAPH. SATURDAY, JUNE 1, 1940

... Channel are being foiled by German air attacks against those Channel ports which are still In the enemy's hands. “The Port of Dunkirk was destroyed by firs. “No important events on the Southern Front.”—Reuter. B.E.F. NOT BEATEN. HOW THEY HELP FRANCE BATTLE ...

Published: Saturday 01 June 1940
Newspaper: Ballymena Weekly Telegraph
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 1276 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

OUR WAR REVIEW on Land and Sea and in the Air

... describes as curtains of bombs an effort to protect the Allied Army in the North. He slates that the ; French arc still holding Dunkirk. It is estimated that some 300.000 Belgians have laid down their arms ; in accordance with King Leopolds instruction. _ . ...

Published: Saturday 01 June 1940
Newspaper: Ballymena Weekly Telegraph
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 1906 | Page: 6 | Tags: none