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UNDER HAIL OF SHRAPNEL

... man who, until a few weeks ago, was a cinema manager in a London suburb, to-day recounted his adventures in the inferno of Dunkirk. He responded to an appeal for men to help evacuate the 8.E.F., and was in charge of a small motor cruiser with two other ...

Published: Monday 03 June 1940
Newspaper: Belfast Telegraph
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 139 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

TROOPS ATTACKED

... bombers of the R.A.F. made a series of attacks on enemy gun emplacements, roads, railways, and troop concentrations in the Dunkirk area throughout yesterday. These operations were continued during the night our heavy bombers. At the same time other formations ...

Published: Tuesday 04 June 1940
Newspaper: Belfast News-Letter
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 132 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

FRENCH GERMAN

... sui'eeeded, r For led rcc, in entering the >wn Bergues. cion round Dunkirk, ill in the hands of the enemy, istant and heavy artillery fire, s and Stuka dive boniber units ieir attacks on Dunkirk yester' jiank two destroyers, one . and one merchantman of 330 ...

Published: Tuesday 04 June 1940
Newspaper: Northern Whig
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 158 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

LIMITING DIVIDENDS

... practically all the crew of the Brighton Queen, one of the pleasure steamers sunk while taking part in the evacuation from Dunkirk were rescued, it was learned yesterday, but It is not known how many of the Algerian and French soldiers aboard reached safety ...

Published: Wednesday 05 June 1940
Newspaper: Belfast News-Letter
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 169 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

ALREADY SAVEI BRITISH WARNING

... ALREADY SAVEI BRITISH WARNING As Dunkirk Evacuation Goes On ' french SOLDIERS senlry duty brldgo up as measure at the Front. ...

Published: Monday 03 June 1940
Newspaper: Northern Whig
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Illustrated | Words: 21 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

town held against all attacks

... spite of all that the Germans can do by land, sea and air, the evacuation of British and French troops still proceeds at Dunkirk. Already more than four-fifths of the 8.E.F., which consisted of nine divisions, has been evacuated. This was announced by ...

Published: Monday 03 June 1940
Newspaper: Belfast News-Letter
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 333 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

300 GERMAN RAIDERS DROP TRIUMPH OF ALLIED SEA POWER

... carried out from Dunkirk and from beaches in the vicinity. The whole operation was screened by naval forces against any attempt the enemy at interference by sea. In addition to almost incessant bombing and machinegun attacks on Dunkirk, the beaches and ...

Published: Tuesday 04 June 1940
Newspaper: Northern Whig
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 830 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

FIGHTING RETREAT BY FRENCH

... forces. General Prioux’s French troops are falling back on Dunkirk, and the Germans are making desperate efforts to cut them off. In order to safeguard the western flank and keep the way to Dunkirk open for their French comrades, British troops are holding ...

Published: Saturday 01 June 1940
Newspaper: Belfast News-Letter
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 173 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

Tanks Slaughter Women

... of the men spent two days in farmhouse on the retreat to Dunkirk. On the way the soldiers destroyed all equipment they could not carry- Gunner Farmer graphically described the scenes in Dunkirk. When they got orders to move in the place was in flames ...

Published: Monday 03 June 1940
Newspaper: Northern Whig
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 189 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

VILLAGERS CHEER TROOP TRAINS

... B.E.F. had been evacuated from Dunkirk, states the Daily Telegraph and Morning Post correspondent. Gallant French soldiers, side by side with the British. fought like cats against the Nazis. Little remains of Dunkirk itself. which I was subjected to ...

Published: Saturday 01 June 1940
Newspaper: Belfast Telegraph
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 617 | Page: 5 | Tags: none