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29th May 1940

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French and British armies in northern France, fighting fierce rearguard action, while manoeuvring towards the coast. Desperate struggle on the banks of Yser. Strong Allied naval forces, powerfully supported in the air, defending, port of Dunkirk.

Germans claimed capture of Ostend, Lille, Ypres and other towns in Belgium.

It was stated that in the South, another British Army has joined French forces on the Somme defensive line.

British and French air forces continued to launch mass attacks on German columns and concentrations.

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The Second Great War.
Edited by Sir John Hamilton

The War Illustrated.
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2194 Days Of War.
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