In a remarkably frank statement on Tuesday afternoon the French Prime Minister (M. Reynaud) revealed that the German army had been able to break through the French defences north-west of Sedan because of a mistaken reliance on the Meuse as a redoubtable. ...
Article : 1,323 wordsLONDON, May 22.—Speaking in the House of Commons this afternoon the Lord Privy Seal (Mr. Attlee) said that the situation was so critical that the ...
Article : 535 wordsLONDON, May 22.—The German High Command issued the following communique today:—"German troops have extended their break-through to the ...
Article : 393 wordsLONDON. May 22.—While relentless attacks are being launched incessantly by the Royal Air Force against enemy concentrations, armoured columns and lines ...
Article : 721 wordsIt was officially announced in Paris yesterday that French forces had recaptured Arras—the north-western limit of the huge salient which the German armoured columns have driven from the Sedan-Maubeuge line westward through France towards the Channel. On the south-western corner of the salient, German ...
Article : 1,435 wordsLONDON, May 21.—Broadcasting tonight, the Minister of Information (Mr. Duff Cooper) said: "The news today is grave. It is no good pretending it is ...
Article : 380 wordsLONDON, May 22.—The Germans yesterday claimed to have captured General Giraud and his staff after the defeat of the French Ninth Army, which he ...
Article : 202 wordsLONDON, May 21.—Britain's home forces are gathering for a tremendous arms drive. Important developments are expected after a meeting of the general ...
Article : 277 wordsMELBOURNE, May 22.—It is too early for any sure judgment of the effect of Hitler's drive to the English Channel. He has gone further than Von Moltke in ...
Article : 764 wordsLONDON. May 22.—German bombers last night approached the south-east coast of England but encountered such heavy opposition that they were forced ...
Article : 171 wordsThe rapidity of the German thrust cutting a wide swathe right across France and especially the extraordinary lengthening of the spearheads in the past 48 ...
Article : 788 wordsLONDON, May 22.—"The Times," in a leading article today, says:—"Even if we deduct something from the German claims, enough remains to constitute a ...
Article : 205 wordsLONDON, May 21.—It is authoritatively learnt that one of the new types of Royal Air Force bomber, the Bristol Beaufort, which is now in action against the ...
Article : 85 wordsLONDON, May 22.—Tales of daring feats by men of the Royal Air Force come to hand daily. Among the latest stories is an account ...
Article : 215 wordsLONDON, May 21.—It is revealed that the Duke of Gloucester was slightly wounded in France. He received cuts and badly-bruised hands as the result of ...
Article : 175 wordsSTOCKHOLM, May 22.—The Stockholm radio announces that General Ruge has been appointed Chief of the Defence Command of the Allied forces in ...
Article : 54 wordsPARIS, May 22.—The Minister of the Interior (M. Mandel) has announced the suspension of the Mayor of Compiegne and the Special Police Commissioner at ...
Article : 34 wordsLONDON, May 21.—The Rome correspondent of "The Times" states that a report from a special Italian correspondent describes how the Germans ...
Article : 84 wordsLONDON, May 21.—The Admiralty announced this afternoon that the minelayer. Princess Victoria, commanded by Captain J. B. E. Hall, had been sunk by ...
Article : 60 wordsLONDON. May 21.—Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands returned to London today. He had been in Paris since Sunday, after having visited Dutch troops in ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 30 wordsLONDON, May 21.—The Minister for Economic Warfare (Dr. H. Dalton) said in the House of Commons today that there had been a sharp decline in imports of ...
Article : 69 wordsLONDON, May 21.—The Empress Stadium, where only last week Londoners were enjoying ice-skating, has now been converted into a vast centre for Dutch ...
Article : 169 wordsLONDON, May 21.—The Italian freighter Fidelitas (5,862 tons), two of whose crew were killed and three wounded in German bombing and machine-gun ...
Article : 84 wordsPARIS, May 22.—Broadcasting today, the Prime Minister (M. Reynaud) said:— "I have just seen General Weygand (the Allied Commander-in-Chief, who has ...
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The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 - 1954), Thu 23 May 1940, Page 9
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