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FRENCH REACH DUNKIRK

... FRENCH REACH DUNKIRK GENERAL LORD GORT, Commander-in-Chief of the British forces, has never for a single moment thought of anything but his troops and how to save them from destruction. His personal courage and confidence through these critical weeks ...

Published: Saturday 01 June 1940
Newspaper: Leicester Evening Mail
County: Leicestershire, England
Type: | Words: 330 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

DUNKIRK GENERALS DECORATED

... DUNKIRK GENERALS DECORATED Paris, Monday. Upon the recommendation of General Weygand, the Commander-in-Chief of the Allied Armies, General Blanchard, commander of the armies in the north-east, has been awarded the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour, ...

Published: Monday 03 June 1940
Newspaper: Dundee Evening Telegraph
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 102 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

DUNKIRK DEFENDERS HONOURED

... DUNKIRK DEFENDERS HONOURED 1 ,ant * or the French - Vi-Nl f ' was decorated witi *'b Legion of Honour ' ommander-in-Chief - oi 1 sterd^- \ e ° Vernor ® utl 1 1 Leclerc, Admiral were made ComeKion of Honour. ...

Published: Friday 07 June 1940
Newspaper: Dundee Courier
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 41 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

DUNKIRK POSITION “IMPROVED”

... DUNKIRK POSITION “IMPROVED” French Repulse Counter- Attack On Somme THE withdrawal of Allied units to the fortified positions of Dunkirk has continued in the most favourable conditions, said the French military spokesman today. Already large units of ...

Published: Saturday 01 June 1940
Newspaper: Liverpool Evening Express
County: Lancashire, England
Type: | Words: 1005 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

EPIC OF DUNKIRK IS ENDED

... EPIC OF DUNKIRK IS ENDED MHitsry Feat That Has No Precedent THE last of the defenders of Dunkirk—the heroic rearguard that held the Germans at bay while the main Allied Armies of the north escaped the trap the Germans had set for them —have now reached ...

Published: Wednesday 05 June 1940
Newspaper: Express and Echo
County: Devon, England
Type: | Words: 107 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

DUNKIRK, THIS SHINING THING

... DUNKIRK, THIS SHINING THING New York. Saturday.— So l.ng as the English tongue survives the word Dunkirk will be spoken with reverence. A leading article in the New York Times, paying this tribute fto-day adds: The rags and blemishes which have ...

Published: Saturday 01 June 1940
Newspaper: Gloucester Citizen
County: Gloucestershire, England
Type: Article | Words: 105 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

DUNKIRK LEAVE FOR NAVY

... DUNKIRK LEAVE FOR NAVY Special leave is to be granted, all ranks the Royal Navy who took part in the evacuation of Dunkirk. ...

Published: Thursday 06 June 1940
Newspaper: Dundee Courier
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 23 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

DUNKIRK GENERALS DECORATED

... DUNKIRK GENERALS DECORATED Paris, Monday.—Upon tha recommendation of General Weygand, Commander-in-Chief the Allied armies. General Blanchard, commander of the armies in the north east, has been awarded tha Grand Cross the Legion of Honour and Ceneral ...

Published: Monday 03 June 1940
Newspaper: Gloucester Citizen
County: Gloucestershire, England
Type: Article | Words: 95 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

DUNKIRK EVACUATION COMPLETED

... DUNKIRK EVACUATION COMPLETED PORT RENDERED USELESS Over 300,000 Men Rescued In Operation Unique In History ALLIED BOMBERS PAY BACK FOR PARIS RAID THE WAR OFFICE announced last night that the evacuation of Allied forces from Dunkirk has heen successfully ...

Published: Wednesday 05 June 1940
Newspaper: Western Morning News
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 2662 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

NAVAL LOSSES AT DUNKIRK

... NAVAL LOSSES AT DUNKIRK. ONLY 29 VESSELS. The losses sustained by our Naval forces in the Dunkirk evacuation were comparatively small—six destroyers and 23 minor craft, out of 272 naval vessels engaged. The loss of H.M. destroyers Grafton, Grenade and ...

Published: Friday 07 June 1940
Newspaper: Dover Express
County: Kent, England
Type: Article | Words: 205 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

Coincidences In Rescues At Dunkirk

... Coincidences In Rescues At Dunkirk Here is the story of an amazing coincidence told by a Campbeltown man who took part the evacuation o! the Ii.E.F. from Flanders. ship was among the first to reach Dunkirk to begin the evacuation/* he said. The sea ...

Published: Wednesday 05 June 1940
Newspaper: Gloucester Citizen
County: Gloucestershire, England
Type: Article | Words: 134 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

DUNKIRK GENERALS DECORATED

... DUNKIRK GENERALS DECORATED the recommendation General the Allied Armies, General Blanchard; Couimander the Armies the has been awarded the Grand Cross the Legion Honour, and General whose wise handling of the retreat Dun kirk resulted the saving of the ...

Published: Monday 03 June 1940
Newspaper: Lincolnshire Echo
County: Lincolnshire, England
Type: | Words: 52 | Page: 4 | Tags: none