THE FRONT INTACT.
BRITISH FORCES IN BELGIUM.
ALLIES MEET STRONG ATTACKS.
(Received This. Day, 9.30 n.ni.) LONDON, May 27
To-night’s British Expeditionary Force communique states: “The Germans violently attached French and Belgian forces on the flanks of the British Expeditionary Force. British infantry counter-attacked successfully in co-operation with French tanks. British forces in Belgium fought side by side with the Belgian Army, meeting strong attacks. The British front is intact. There has been heavy bombing in the rear areas. A number of German ’planes have been shot down.”
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 60, Issue 196, 28 May 1940, Page 5
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