ALL BRITISH FORCES

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVII, Issue 23687, 20 June 1940, Page 10

ALL BRITISH FORCES

SUCCESSFUL RE-EMBARKATION SOME REARGUARD FIGHTING GERMANS HARASSED BY AIRCRAFT By Telegraph—Press Association— Copyright (Received June 19, 7.lfi p.m.) . 'LONDON, June 10 Britain has effected at top speed the withdrawal of her forces from France. Continuous relays of big and little ships safely transported thousands of men and valuable material across the Channel. Royal Air Force pilots continued to harass the Germans until the moment of the withdrawal, and then flew their aeroplanes to tKeir new English bases, from which they set off with more bombs and bullets to continue the fight from the air over France and Germany. ' In the last few days British aircraft have gone out in extraordinary force and have caused enormous casualties, attacking all points around Paris, setting.fire to woods and pursuing infantry fleeing from the flames. The British authorities had ample warning of the imminence of the French move for an armistice and the evacuation was orderly, but the troops had to fight rearguard without support. What remained of the French resistance was utterly disorganised, and the British troops embarking knew that although the Germans were not on their heels, there was nothing between . them and the fast-moving German vanguard. • The British Advanced Air Striking Force was successfully evacuated and the units have arrived at: a west coast port by ship.