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Nazis Stage War's Greatest Air Raid In Effort To Foil Allied Manoeuvre
LARGE PART OF ALLIED TROOPS
EVACUATED-OFFICIAL
SAFELY
BRITISH NAVY LOSES THREE DESTROYERS IN 'COVERING OPERATION
FURTHER CONFIRMATION OF THE EVACUATION-OF-A-LARGE- PART OF THE BRITISH AND FRENCH FORCES IN FLANDERS WAS RECEIVED THIS MORNING IN DESPATCHES FROM "UNITED PRESS" AND "REUTER.".
Yesterday's evacuation was carried on in the face of the severest air raid the world has ever known.
600 PLANES TAKE PART IN OPERATIONS
It is estimated by French military sources, says “United Pross,” that six hundred German planes took part in the raid. Seventy of the German machines were destroyed.
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Three British destroyers which were covering the evacuation were bombed and sunk. They were the 1,340-ton sister ships Grafton and Grenade, and the 1,000-ton Wakeful..
In addition, certain small auxiliary craft and one of the transports evacuating
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RETREAT FROM LILLE:
In addition to the mass-evacuation from Dunkirk, small
ports on the Belgian and French coasts..
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GREATEST detachments of Allied troops have taken off at other unspecified German Losses Have Been Terrific REARGUARD
ACTION IN said:
HISTORY
AMAZING DRAMATIC STORIES R.A.F.
-LONDON,-May-20-(Reuler). -Reports received up to. Inst evening indicated that the battle in Flanders was as fierce as ever, and that the retirement of British and French troops to wards the coast at Dunkirk con- .tinues in good order.
of Information late last night, (and quoted by “United Press")
"The Allied forces are retreating towards the coast after
a terrife battle (this refers to the portion of the Affled forces BY RETURNED B.E.F. VICTORY
nearly trapped in the Lille region).
Numerous troops not impeded by the battle have been evacuated-by the Royal Navy, alded by a Royal Air Force screen...
"This operation is proceeding with success and a number of our troops have already reached this country."
Battle Raging
"Reuter" quotes the Ministry}
of Information as follows:
"In view of the increased German pressure on their! One factor officially em-northern and southern flank, the phasised here was that the main B.E.F. and French forces in the bases of the British Expedi-north have-been--forced-to-fall! tionary Force are not in the area back. occupied by the Germans.
Although we have lost much material the main base depots are not In Nazi' hands.
A French communique issued this morning spoke of fighting at the Yser River and at Cassel,
The Yser River, parallel with the coast behind Dunkirk, runs from 12 to 20 miles behind the town of Cassel, which is about 20 miles due south of Dunkirk...
"Crim And Unceasing"
"They have fallen back towards the coast, where a battle is now raging
"The operations ato being carried out with great sldll and daring.
"The troops who are not im- been mediately engaged have evacuated with the assistance of the Royal Navy."
Successful Operation
1,000 NAZI PLANES IN RAID ON DUNKIRK
LONDON, May 30 (Reuter)It was disclosed to-night that some of the B.E.F-warriors arrived back from Flanders two days ago. They were withdrawn with difficulty and landed at a south-east coast port. Further parties arrived later.
Though some were tired after their grim experiences and lack of sleep, all appeared in good heart and waved cheerfully to the people looking from windows.
They told of terrific German
losses in the battle for the Chan- nel ports; praised the marked
superiority of the R.A.F., and bitterly condemned the machine- gunning of refugees and bomb- ing of hospitals. Some of the arrivals have been slightly wounded,
cessful and a number of the troops BOMBERS. have already reached Britain.
The withdrawal and evacuation OVER DUNKIRK IN AN ATTEMPT trains has been screened by the Royal Air TO PREVENT THE EXODUS OF
by the enemy.
Roturning in Thousands
NINE DIE IN BLAZE Disastrous Fire In Wanchai
ALLIES BUYING
UP U.S. PLANES
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SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH” WASHINGTON, .⠀ May (UP)-During the past ten days, Great Britain and France are reported to have placed orders in the United States at the rate of US$25,000,000 a day. These new orders bring the total contracts placed by the pre- sent Allied Commission to US$1,000,000,000.
Aviation experts, watching. de- velopments in, northern Franco and Flanders, concedo, that Germany has won the supremacy of the air in Europe and add that the situation is "very grave.” ***
Numerical Supremacy.......
It is esilmated**that* Germany possesses between 0.000 and 7,000 first in plands, while the use- fulness of the French' alt force of perhaps 3,000 to 4.000 art tine "planer han bein destroyed-on-me- count of the mass German attacks on aerodromea.
It
is believed that the Germans have probably destroyed' or rendered useless about 800 Belgian and Dutch 30 planes.
LONDON, May (Reuter)-An amazing air victory, one of the greatest in history, has been revealed by the Air Ministry.
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In London the baille in described } Force, who are constantly--engagea BRITISH AND FRENCH TROOPS dining tables, and as the andɛ third floors of Nos. 34 and 36, shot down' during the day of which
as "grim and unceasing." It must - rank as one of the gresiesi rear-
FROM FLANDERS.
the late available statistics re- purchased 7,000 planes from United States since January last year.
the
of this total; only 2,000 have been deilvered.
5,000 Mare Soon
But delivery of the remaining 5,000
LATEST
Out of a total of 69 Ger- man planes shot down or seriously damaged on Wed- American planes will be facilitated nesday, 37 were bagged by by Mr. Cordell Hulla modification of the Neutrality Act, permitting one squadron of new twin-American pilots to my planes seater Defiant fighters Canada for delivery to Europe
It is estimated that the combined without the loss of a single exitish and French monthly produc
tion of aeroplanes is 14,000 macbinės. plane.
Germany, it is believed, is produc- Greatest Bombing
One gunner who thought that
Ing: 30,000
new, machines every his plane had been seriously month. World Has Known
Forces returning from France were The fire which broke out on disabled, baled out into his SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
stated to be arriving in thousands to the first floor of No. 34 Percival Parachute over Belgium. How- LONDON, MAY 31 (UP) FOR❘ day at a south coast port. People This operation has proved suc- SEVENTY-TWO HOURS GERMAN 11ving along the rallways in some of Street early this morning and ever all the machines returned Out of the 37;-17-were fighters and COVERED BY PUR- the southern suburbs of London have which spread with alarming safely.
the
stream of troop-rapidity to No. 36, took a heavy the rest were bombers. SUIT PLANES, HAVE ROARED been ging them back.
toil of lives. Through windows, tired soldiera.
57 Planes, Shot. Down come with several
Tho fire took· a firm grip of the days'
growth of
Allogather 57 enemy planes were Wero
seen sleeping with their premises and gutted the first, second "Over 70 enemy aircraft were
heads on dam- The raids have undoubtedly men disembarked the crowds at first four women and five children, who 25 were bombers, destroyed and many others
been the greatest the world has stood allent to give them a sympathe-were trapped by the flames, being
death "ged."
The French official communique, ever known. ...
tic greeting, but there was no spirit burned to dea of dejection among the troops.
11. Others Injured also quoted by Reuler," says:
Yesterday, for instance, be "Our troops in the north, fighting
They were the first six hundred and one cheerfully, and they were then given incessantly and in good order, are tween energelically continuing tha CX- The Allies are on-a-narrow front 1ecution of the movements decided thousand German planes were in a tremendous ovation.
Noud For More Air Help and are still firmly holding Dunkirk upon by the High Command:"the air in one colossal bombing expedition, and the quantity of President's Massage- despite heavy German raids,
All told the same story-the need
Naval planes attacked an enemy for more air help. We PARIS, MAY 30 (Reuter)Prest-high explosivo rained upon the
aeroplane base on the Dutch coast, worked
the hangars
and Ident Lebrun has addressecl the city and harbour has had no
Transport organisation
They damaged On Wednesday, the RAF brought following message to General Blan-parallel in the history of high perfectly, and there was a constant
Other Naval planes that down on down 22 German planes over Dun-chard, Commander-in-Chief of the explosives either of theils or stream of vehicles ready to take Allled troops in the nasibinder your of bombs.no question that the
them to wailing trains. Some, have
enemy bomber over the North Sea kirk alone.
and disabled mother onv The Germans have flung a
in large "While French
he had scarcely any sleep for weeks and troops un
for
Alfighter pilot, who shot down number of men into battle and have orders, in full collaboration with the
SALISBURY, May 30 (Reuter) three energy Aghters and bombers, suffered heavy losses.
BEF. and the help of the Allied Germans, in this respect, have at-many had been without *food A French spokesman says that the navies, are fighting a battle which ained a superiority and only the several days, but when they had fed main effort at the present time seems will be placed in the foremost-ranks forliude and gallantry of the Allied and drank they were ready with
especially offerrine
Incessant Mr. Galtrey Huggins, announced in picked up and landed at a south-
the of their machines has permitted the bombardment from the air, an
Assembly-to-day the formation cast coast port during the night. ⠀⠀ to be to try to widen the wedge, bo of military history, I send them the fllers and the excellent performance graphic stories of their ordeal The South Rhodesian Prime Minister, came down into the son: He
on laner Cabinet, consisting of tween the British and French troops grateful greetings of the country.
RAF. and French Air Force to offer But more terrible wore their In the north by attacking between "All Frenchmen unite in express-
and Ale to meet daily will the sim to Cassel and the River Yser or between ing to you their warm admiration for resistance on a scale that equalises descriptions of mass murder of rehimself and the Ministers of Dalence
the combat.
fugees by German aeroplanes, PLEASE Turn To Page 7.2525
Interallying Southern Rhodesia's PLEASE Turn To Pago 7,
war effort.
guard actions in military history. The Allied troops are disputing every inch of ground. They are be ing supported by the Allied navics and air forces.
Naval merchant ships are bringing supplies to Dunkirk..
R.A.F. Succossostat
ADVISES DECLARATION OF WAR BY U.S.
SPECIAL TO THE "TILEGRAPH
GARY, Indiana, May 80 (CUP)~~The “Fost Tribune," is an Zeditorial to-day, urged an immediate declaration of war, ngainst Germany as the only method of halting Na tomtuation, of the
There scents:
In addition to the three destroyers, transport and number of auxiliary. ships sunk in the harbour during yesterday's masa raid, the Germans bombed hospital ships.
British Searching Neutral Ships
i sPEDIAL TO THE “TELEGRAPH” LONDON, May 20 (te) TE bificially announced that all neutral Vukkelas artering: British ports
(basladitroops
are
to wave
"Losses Must Be Enormous".
In addition, four adults and seven children. have been admitted to the Queen Mary Hospital auffering from multiple injuries as a result of at- tempting to escape falling debris and flaming pieces of wood.
of
Southern Rhodesia
War Effort
The Prime Minister also announced A non-com who fought in the Inil war said, "I MOTOR SRW Loy-that it was proposed to raise some thing like the barrage we put up to native regiments for service in Africa. stem the sayaños, bat'the GermanLA.
advanced right into it.
*Their
Josser must have hoen enormot Mine Ashore At
All the time they were being embarked, the troops were bombed and machine-gunned from "the air. Many were ill wet from having to
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A further. 17 damaged.
wer
one
seriously
Ten of our fighters are missing but plict although wounded, has returned safely.
Meanwhile the heavy bombers were active during Wednesday and Thurs- "night supporting the Allied day night troops.
wrecked several scaplanes,
Soviet Consulate Closes Down
was
PEIPING, MAY 3 (Teuter)It is learned that the Soviet Commal General in Pelping has received: ins structions temporarily to suspend business here:
It expected that the office will be closed in the latter part of June when the Consul-General, M. Nitiken Amine drifted ashore on Chéing-| and his stan will retum to Mosco meim and wide out to the alilps to chain band about 500 yards from the This completes the clorure brink-dem 15ðardag
At another contro, Reuter. "Kav
wait a month. It may be 100 into the editorial con- “in thoroughly, searched for, con- oicers, and men off the French and Wes some alarm;:; but the/authorities | occupied areas in Chin
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hoeplinl of Dam, on Tueday avere Soviet compile(ristus rendered the mine ineffective shortly, bomo zelenules Conmin Afterwards."
earlier this year.