SUPERB FRANCE'S
B.E.F. FEAT
ALCAZAR
Heroic Resistance
In Calais Citadel
PARIS, June 2 (Reuter).—A milliary spokesman here to-day 'Lost' Brigade Fights, described the nehlevement of the Allied detachment, composed Way To Freedom
roainly of British troops, in 2 holding the citadel of Calais as LONDON, June
He (Reuter). It is learned au-a brilliant and worthy feat. thoritatively that a British declared that it was one of the infantry brigade embarked most herole examples of siege this morning from a beach north of Dunkirk.
This brigade had been in the midst of the fighting in Flanders throughout. It was among the troops which led the advance into Belgium, and it had fought in the rearguard action from the furthest point reached by the B.E.F. to the gates of Dunkirk.
in
The Brigadier, landing England, said: "My men never once gave way. They beat back every German attack, and every time they retreated, it was when ordered and only as far ordered."
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One day the Brigade marched over: 40 miles in 24 hours,
a
warfare.
Ile said that the little garrison, which Was being provisioned by parachutes and supported by the air force, was holding off German forces which were considerably larger in number,
The fort was not modernised but
the walls were still strong
Insurmountablo For Tanks The deep ensembles provide an shelter from bombing. excellent Although breaches have been made in the stone ramparts, a sheer drop from the top of the ramparts to the ground provides an insurmountable obstable to tanks.
The embarkation of troops from the. Dunkirk area, stated a spokes- man, was still being actively carried out at a normal speed despite new dimeulties.
Violent Air Attacks
the
To a large extent, the beaches are contributing greatly to the safety of the men
11 is embarking since possible to disperse detachments over a wide area,
While their heavy artillery is firing Germans without Interruption, the
Jaunched further violent have successive air bombardments.
The Allied planes have replied by attacks and have Inilleled serious losses, not only on German bombers but on land forecs.
During the past 24 hours, the enemy have brought up heavy long- range artillery all round Dunkirk to Tremendous Moral Feat LONLON June 2 (Reuter)The cover the ports and beaches to the
of tremendous moral fest of the retreat-south-west and north-cast ing armies gives evidence of the inner town. powers and resistance by the lenders which cannot be too highly praised,"
"National Zeitung," states the Berne newspaper.
a fulfilment of duty under "Such hopeless circumstances and against sides uninterrupted attacks on ali cannot be achieved by mere super- Acial discipline," contines the paper. "The explanation les rather in the Inspiring strength of character which has its roots in the virile determina- tlon and internal self-confidence of cach
individual soldier. "The great rear-guard action in Flanders, which was not a senseless battle of despair, but an act of con- selous and disciplined self-sacrifice, has brought back to the comfortless and horrific picture of modern war- fare something of the nobility of classic_drolam,"
nass
The Allied machines are attacking the German shock columns and also the heavy batteries.
Monday,
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FLASHBACK TO NORWAY
THE WAR in France and Flanders had withdrawn interest from Norway. This photograph, just received by air mail, shows how Gorman bombers are still active in Scandinavia. In the back- ground is a Norwegian church, completely gutted by incendiary
bombs.
They have caused great ravages 78 German Planes Destroyed · In 14 Hours
among the 15 German divisions who are estimated to be packed into a aren of district round the fortified Dunkirk.
Allied Troops Take Toll- PARIS, June 2 (Reuter)-Apart from the vigorous action of the Allied air force, the Germans are also sus- taining losses at the hands of Allied troops defending the fortified area.
Nazis Report BERLIN, June 2 (Reuler).-To- Jay's communique states "that the air forced combated the attempts of the remuant of the defeated B.E.F. to escape to ships sailing off Dunkirk.
"Four warships and 11 transports These Allied troops are continuing aggregating 54,000 tons, were unk. iu resist with the utmost vigour at south-west of Dunkirk. two various points warships, namely,
big German
onslaughts cruisers, two light cruisers, one ant New aircraft cruiser, six destroyers, two continually thrown back. torpedo boats, and one speed-boat German infantry are trying as well as 38 merchantmen were make heatway despite the flood.
It is a terrible, merciless struggle. damaged by bomb hits,
Every man who falls dead or wound- under the ed immediately disappears surface of mud and
Fourteen
"Many boats, barges and tugs capsized and troop concentrations on the Dunkirk benches were effectively -bombed.
French-Navy's Part PARIS, June 2 (Reuter)-It
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"A German speed-bont torpedoed and sank a heavily-laden transport of stated here that 100 French warships
4,000 tons.
Air-force-detachments attacked
and over 200 Frence merchantmen -ranging-from-converted liners.
„ta.
for the first time the port of Murtrawlers have taken part in the de- seilies, set are to two large merchant-
fence of Dunkirk and the evacuation
men, and damaged the Lyons of the Allies from Flanders. Marseilles ralfway line at several points.
"The enemy lost 58 aircraft or Jung 1, and we have 15 missing.
"German Alpine troops advancing north from Trondhelm took Boist on June 1 and captured a British battery,"
from
"The Navy's Rolo LONDON, June 2 (Reuter).The Navy's role in the retreat Flanders was the subject of a talk in a B.B.C. broadcast to-day given by Rear-Admiral H, G. Thursfeld, Naval Correspondent of "The Times."
Americans Depart
Two Liners Take Off Refugees
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
NAZI AIR
PILING
LOSSES
UP
LONDON, June 2 (Reuter).—The Air Ministry, an- nounces that 78 Nazi bombers and fighters were destroyed or severely damaged over the the beaches of Dunkirk between dawn and 7 p.m. on Saturday.
This sets a new record for fighter pilots. Sixteen British aircraft are missing.
Squadrons of Hurricanes and Spitfires flew high above the French Fens all day guarding-the-convoys, which are, bringing the B.E.F. rear-guard home.
Huge formations of Nazi bombers, escorted by fighters, attempted to sink the ships:
They did not lack targets for
the sea was thick with craft of all kinds.
But when they attempted to bomb the ships, the lighters
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attacked and drove them off. Defence Force
Most of their bombs fell into the
sen.
-32-Fightors Down
Many Junkers, Heinkeis, Dorulers and Messerschmitts soon crushed in- to the sen after their bombs,
It is certain that 32 of their.
Aghters have been destroyed.
One Hurricane pilot was disabled
The Navy has had many jobs dur- ing the fighting in Flanders, he said, from the feeding and supplying of troops to the helping of flanks with naval gunfire, demolitions and so on.
But in the past few days all these Mrs. Kermit Roosevelt, Mrs. Robert steamer and
tasks have been subaldiary embarking of the Allled troops and
Montgomery and Lady Ribblesdale.
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GALWAY, June 2 (UP),The in combat. He landed on the beach Liner President Roosevelt left for und walked 15 miles carrying his Dunkirk. He got a lift paddle- to Folk New York at 7 p.m., with a capacityparachute to
includes home load of passengers which
his squadron. He was on patrol duty the next doy'. to the Manhattan-Also Sails
The best bag on Saturday went to the Spitfire squadron
which -des- GENOA, June 2 (UP)-Scores of equipment.
troyed 12 German bombers This has been very diflcult for the Americans unable to find room
coast is low and sandy board the Liner Manhattan, dejected-ghters in one short action. with sand-banks forming shoals by waved goodbye from the quay as in the day, they went up again and
the liner left for New York with shot down another six planes.
It was
a bad day for the Messerschmitts. Two British fighter squadrons alone accounted for 23 Messerschmitts,
Flander's
which run for miles ouf to scO.
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In peacetime it is incult enough, 1,071 passengers, mostly Americans. even with buoys, lighthouses and landmarks. Now, however, Ughthouses are all duck and most of the buoys have been removed.
Shallow Waters.
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Action In Flanders
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DUBLIN, June 2 (Reu- ter).A thousand former Army Irish Republlean members have decided at a
June 3, 1940. STANDING FIRM AT DUNKIRK
Thrilling Story Of Allied Heroism LONDON, June. 2 (Reuter). The Germans are trying hard to wipe out the rearguards and garrison at Dunkirk, but our troops are resisting with admir- able vigour and are standing firm,
The Germans have been Free and easy
closing in steadily and in great
(numbers.
All the time their bombern keep SPORTS SHIRTS
up their attacks and the Allied aghters reply with devastating counter-attacks always with the odds nguinst them, while our bombers deal with the German troops who ceming closer and closer.
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Up To Nocks In Sand The Germans have been able to all artillery bring up long-range around Dunkirk, and this adds to the disembarkation. But dangers of
there are some miles of beaches over which our troops can disperse over a wide area.
Bre
Bome of the troops who waiting for thele turn have been In the sand up to their necks for Mafety
In England, the troops are given the same tumultuous welcome that they are given at the ports at which they arrive. Crowds wait at railway sta- tiona, level crossings and, bridges to catch a glimpse of them-and-where- ever the trains stop, the soldiers are given food, chocolate and cigarettes. At one station, a train carrying about 700 soldiers met a train carry- Ing 756 children away to a safety aren, They were separated by only the width of the platform. The children were singing and cheering, for It was a holiday for most of them, and some of the older soldiers, who were looking forward to meeting their families, were deeply moved.
Free Postage Facilities One little girl went up to a French soldier and gave him the chocolate which she had been given to cat on the long journey.
Incidentally, all the French soldiers Ianding in Britain are getting free postage for their letters back home.
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The stamps were designed in Hong- --LONDON,-June-2-(Reuter). kong and largely prepared for engrav- Mr. Anthony Eden, the Waring in the Colony. Only the en- Minister, broadcasting to-day, graving and printing will be done in
England. said that in the battle for the *********** Channel ports, Germany made
great strategical gains.
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Pope Appeals For Humane Conduct
They have declared their intention
the to defend country against any invader. The response to Eire's re- cruiting campaign through out the country is similarly good. ** bably a further six.
Eight of our fighters are missing. The loss to us in equipment and One aircraft of the Coastal Com-material has been heavy, but the mand attacked a formation of four bulk of the B.E.F. has been saved. The Air Ministry announces that on Heinkel bombers and shot down one. We have been able to bring off tens Saturday the medium bombers of the
Two Coastal Command aircraft of thousands of our French allies with
our own mon. The shallow waters mean that it is
RAF. continued to support the rear-failed to return. Impossible to use anything but small
guard action of the Allied armies in The fighters attacked three enemy SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
the ships and only warships about the
dive bombers and
at Flanders.
VATICAN CITY, June 2 (Reuter). size of a destroyer of smaller сап CHUNGKING, June 3 (UP).--The
Repeated attacks were made on the Ostend. They set them on fire.
An appost to all belligerents to who The French fighters, work there.
National Optum Suppression Con-enemy's communications, roads and The ports are narrow and the hard-ference opens in Chungking 10 bridges and also ол ammunition operating with the R.A.F, have ar- The German High Command proud-respect the laws of humanity and in- ling of chips has to be skilful to pre-morrow, the 100th anniversary of the
dumps and troops,
counted for three enemy bombers. ly announced that they were sur-ternational rules in their conduct of vent accidents resulting in blocking Opium War.
During the night operations were In the Narvik area on Thursday rounded but the British troops proved the war was made by the Pope.
His Holiness was replying to-day the channel for hours.
The Conference will discuss the
jour fighters shot down ane enemy air-themselves superior to the Germans
to the congratulations of the Sacred Other formations of heavy bombers craft and probably destroyed two whenever they met. In addition, there has been intense completion of Generalissimo Chiang continued by heavy bombers. air bombing but it is not the Navy's Kai-shek's six-year plan. This year
On at least two occasions, at Arras College of Cardinals on the occasion way to be daunted. They take the is the final year in the pinn, which attacked military objectives in Ger- others.
and marshalling yards at
and at the Ypres Canal, German of the Feast of St. Eugene, his patron Nazi Convoys Bombod
Saint difficulties as they come.
airns at the complete suppression of
PARIS, June 2 (Reuter)-An Airlosses were enormous.
The Pope drew a trogle pleture of German strategy was folled despite He gave as a typical example the the opium curse in all of China Hamm and Osnabruck were hit. work, of a division of four destroyers excepting the areas under Japanese transporte was blown up and a bridge Ministry communique issued to the surrender of the Belgian army, the horrors and sufferings of the war
states that bombing operations were. last week. On their way across, occupation.
severely dashout Loss
undertaken yesterday on the roads Four-ths of the B.EF has been in Europe and referred particularly they were attacked by dive bombers
suved. Their spirit has won through, to the treatment of non-combatants on enemy six times. One vessel was damaged, ed to take her in tow but the Cap-
Mr. Eden added that at one time in enemy-occupied countries.
His Holiness concluded by ex- tain did not think it advisable to All these operations were carried north of Abbeville and
Over 23 tons of bombs were drop-nine British divisions held a front
pressing the earnest hope for a just, of 80 miles. -
Mr. Eden concluded with a call to honourable and lasting peace. Two German convoys were desthe people to work as they have never ped with marked success,
worked before. troyed and one railway was cut.
While returning, our bombers en- countered enemy fighters and shot down one Messerschmitt 109,
During the night, the bomber, con- tinued to maintain service supplies
She went in first to bring off as many men as posable and then to re- turn horne.
keep them waiting.
Sho transferred her "passengers"|
many,
At Rheine, a
column of motor
Fout without loss.
Threo Hudion aircraft of the
Other ships waited outside. There
to the already crowded transport and Coastal Command, while engaged over then anchored while repairs were Dunkirk on Saturday, attacked a was no room for them friside as the
formation of 40 bombers and shot ather ships, including transports, carried out,
For an hour and a half there were down three. Two dived, out of con-
trol, and two others were damaged. incessant air attacks..
All the Hudson aircraft were un- harned.
were busy.
They were attacked from the air while waiting and they shot down two German bombers,
and set the oil tanks on åre.
They
troops.
•
Rothermere Due In New York
At last the pipe was repaired and steam raised again. The last to go in had two air at-
Despite the holes In her side, she At dusk, other Hudsons successfully to the Allled troops in the Dunkirk
SPECIAL TO THE “TELEGRAPH” tacks while she was loading troops. returned to
British port at a speed attacked the Bergen wireless station region. The supplies consisted main-
2. (UP)-Lord QUEBEC, June 1y of medicines. The bombs fell close but she es- of 20 knots..
newspaper Numerous reconnaissance flights Rothermere, the British caped damage.
The Captain had one grievance. blso bombed and machine-gunned the
were carried out, over northern magnate, arrived in Quebec to-day. 32 Attacka Besten offe He was not allowed to leave at once supply vessels in the harbour,
Ho is on a secret mission for the To-day, fighter aircraft, in the Franco.
bo- continued offensive One Messerschmitt descended but British Government which is There were 12 air attacks which on another trip to Flanders. were staved off except that a bomb
The Allled Navles Desert that they Dunkirk area,
did not damage our lines. The pilot loved to be in connection with plans falling close to one destroyer caused would not have accomplished their patrols,
35 Enemy Planos Lost
was taken prisoner..
for speeding up airplane production several casualties on the crowded task but for two things-the perfect
Reports, which have been received In the afternoon, several waves of and delivery in the United States. decks---Herde was holed in and steadiness and discipline of the the main steam pips pierced.
troops and the magnificent co-opern up to now show that our fighters have enemy bombers were engaged by Lord Rothermero-Immediately left.
destroyed 35 enemy aircraft and pro- | anti-aircraft gums,
for New York on landing. One of the other destroyers want. tion of the IAF.
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BERLIN, June 2 (Router)The official news agency states that:au- thoritive German circles deny em- phatically the French statement that at Vimy the Canadian memorial Ridge was destroyed by German
troops.
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NAZIS APPEAL FOR AIRMEN
LONDON,
June 2 (Reuter)
for the first time since the outbreak of the war, all German stations are broadcasting an appeal to German youth to enlist in the air force as pilots, wirele operators and guriners.
"Reuter" learns that
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