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FOURTH ROUND

... Argentina masses of printed propaganda prepared by the German Embassy in Buenos Aires. Evacuation Defied Air Blitzkrieg IT'ROM a military point of view the evacuation from Flanders —most difficult of all tasks—.has been carried out with great success against the ...

Published: Saturday 01 June 1940
Newspaper: Newcastle Evening Chronicle
County: Northumberland, England
Type: | Words: 379 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

Something Like A Miracle Been Performed

... predict a few days ago that so large a proportion of our Army could extricate itself from its perilous situation in France and Flanders. Already scores of thousands of our troops, mostly British but including French and Belgian, have been brought over. It ...

Published: Saturday 01 June 1940
Newspaper: Newcastle Journal
County: Northumberland, England
Type: | Words: 1975 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

Withdrawal goes on as allies

... this country.” R.A.F. Screen Operations The Air Ministry announced to-day: “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 56 enemy aircraft were ...

Published: Saturday 01 June 1940
Newspaper: Newcastle Evening Chronicle
County: Northumberland, England
Type: | Words: 1161 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

FIGHT STUBBORNLY Enemy Tries To Mine Coast

... Fighting with a steadiness never excelled in military history. Allied troops are continuing their grim rearguard action in Flanders. THOUSANDS British troops continued to arrive in England to-day, and Estimates of the number who have returned vary from ...

Published: Saturday 01 June 1940
Newspaper: Newcastle Evening Chronicle
County: Northumberland, England
Type: | Words: 350 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

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... impressions of the homecoming of the British Expeditionary Force from their grim battle in Northern France and Flanders proof this evacuation is of the spirit of British soldiers and British sailors. An Army Corps commander said to me soon after he stepped ...

Published: Saturday 01 June 1940
Newspaper: Newcastle Journal
County: Northumberland, England
Type: | Words: 385 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

RATINGS

... Paris. Friday. Admirad Abrial who is in command of the French naval forces who have been assisting in the evacuation of the B.E.F. from Flanders has been awarded the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour. IT'S ONLY DAD- . . OLI 37 o :3e \ le y, 0 \ ' t( ...

Published: Saturday 01 June 1940
Newspaper: Shields Daily News
County: Northumberland, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 816 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

Allies Fight on Against World's Largest Attacking Force

... British forces at Dunkirk are continuing in complete solidarity the stubborn fight to resist the German drive and assure the evacuation. The enemy, showing the importance which he attaches to crossing the Somme. counter-attacked in this region. This cou ...

Published: Saturday 01 June 1940
Newspaper: Shields Daily News
County: Northumberland, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 482 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

GERMANS FOILED

... Meanwhile the German Army, foiled in its attack on Dunkirk by ming flood waters, which Allied engineers have released over the Flanders plain. has redoubled its efforts to out off the French rearguard, which is fighting its way to the mast. This force—part ...

Published: Saturday 01 June 1940
Newspaper: Shields Daily News
County: Northumberland, England
Type: Article | Words: 267 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

Back From Flanders THERE are many angles to the confused collective story brought back from Flanders by our ..

... Back From Flanders THERE are many angles to the confused collective story brought back from Flanders by our evacuated troops. But the cheerful sangfroid they must all have shown under fire and battery is a general impression. As usual with the British ...

Published: Saturday 01 June 1940
Newspaper: Shields Daily News
County: Northumberland, England
Type: Article | Words: 229 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

ALLIES FIGHT WITH CLOSE UNITY

... was no sign of the third. Steadiness Unequalled It was emphasised in London to-day that the withdrawal of the forces from Flanders a combined Allied operation, during which the British and French are working in the closest unity with a steadiness never ...

Published: Saturday 01 June 1940
Newspaper: Newcastle Evening Chronicle
County: Northumberland, England
Type: | Words: 166 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

DECKS CRAMMED

... officers included a one-armed' veteran of the last war. According to some estimates only a division of Allied troops now main in Flanders. FRENCH LANDED Among those safely landed in England were increasing numbers of! General Prioux's gallant French army who ...

Published: Saturday 01 June 1940
Newspaper: Shields Daily News
County: Northumberland, England
Type: Article | Words: 352 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

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... the remainder of the BEF not evacuated He was received by the King at Buckingham Palace and invested the insignia of the Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Oort's return reflects good progress made in evacuation of the BEF He was met at the station ...

Published: Sunday 02 June 1940
Newspaper: Sunday Sun (Newcastle)
County: Northumberland, England
Type: | Words: 2276 | Page: 1 | Tags: none