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FRENCH SUCCESS Abbeville Region Retaken ; Mopping Up Enemy DUNKIRK EVACUATION Great Part of Allied Forces Now Safe

... FRENCH SUCCESS Abbeville Region Retaken ; Mopping Up Enemy DUNKIRK EVACUATION Great Part of Allied Forces Now Safe [ FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT ] Paris , Friday—It is officially ar in a 48-hour operation , recaptured the the mouth ' of the Somme . ...

Published: Saturday 01 June 1940
Newspaper: The Scotsman
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 834 | Page: 9 | Tags: none

ON SOMME CFATEFUL DAYS FOR ITALY : *! Hitler ' s Reported Meeting With Envoy FASCIST PRESS CAMPAIGN CONTRABAND ..

... Reports from American observers in Europe that Germany has lost 40 per cent , of her mechanical equipment in the battle of Flanders are being linked with reports in Washington that Berlin is bringing heavy pressure to bear on Rome for Italy to enter the ...

Published: Saturday 01 June 1940
Newspaper: The Scotsman
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1274 | Page: 9 | Tags: none

ALLIED DEFENDERS OF 11 CORUNNA LINE

... and other transport material without losing a single tank ol their own . ¦ 500 , 000 ENEMY CASUALTIES In the fighting in Flanders the German Command has thrown into action what is described in Paris as the largest attacking force in history . Ten armoured ...

Published: Saturday 01 June 1940
Newspaper: The Scotsman
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 591 | Page: 9 | Tags: none

MOST OF TROOPS BACK FROM FLANDERS

... tempo of evacuation has increased. Earlier, the troops were spending three days on the becha before they could get away. Now troops are being moved away in 24 hours. According to some estimates only a division of Allied troops now remains in Flanders. ...

Published: Saturday 01 June 1940
Newspaper: Edinburgh Evening News
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 150 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

War Finance LORD GORT ' S RETURN The King Told of B . E . F . ' s

... first-hand account of the Flanders battle during an audience at Buckingham Palace . ,,.., „ - Lord Gort ' s return was recorded by the War Office in this announcement , As a result of the good progress made in the evacuation of the B . E . F . and the ...

Published: Monday 03 June 1940
Newspaper: The Scotsman
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1302 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

NO BRAVER EPIC

... NO BRAVER EPIC There is no braver epic in all our annals . Mr Eden said last night when he broadcast the story of the evacuation of the B . E . F . from the Dunkirk beaches . Our loss of material and equipment has been heavy , but four-fifths of that ...

Published: Monday 03 June 1940
Newspaper: The Scotsman
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 993 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

100 French Warships at Dunkirk ROME PREDICTION Dunkirk mav he held as Armed GERMAN CLAIMS TENACIOUS BRITISH

... kinds , ranging from converted linei'g tc trawlers , have taken part in the defence ol Dunkirk and the evacuation of the Allied Forces in Flanders , it is stated here . —Press Association . Great German Drive on Paris Coming A Rome broadcast on Saturday ...

Published: Monday 03 June 1940
Newspaper: The Scotsman
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 2216 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

78 DESTROYED OR SEVERELY DAMAGED ON SATURDAY

... ON FRIDAY Another Air Ministry communique issued on Saturday stated : — Royal Air Force fighters continue to screen the evacuation of . Allied troops from the North East Coast of France . Further reports show that during yesterday ( Friday ) 56 enemy ...

Published: Monday 03 June 1940
Newspaper: The Scotsman
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 340 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

BRITAIN HAD 887 SHIPS IN DUNKIRK TRIUMPH ?_—_—Only Six Destroyers and 24 . Small Craft Lost ZEEBRUGGE BLOCKED ..

... MESSAG An Admiralty communique issued last night states that 222 naval vessels and 665 other British craft took part in the evacuation of the British Expeditionary Force from Dunkirk . This does not include the French naval and merchant ships which took part ...

Published: Tuesday 04 June 1940
Newspaper: The Scotsman
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 2160 | Page: 5 | Tags: none