German artillery was directed at the sand dunes along the waterfront in the Dunkirk area where thousands London, June 3.
The Soviet Government has agreed to the appointment of Sir Stafford Cripps, Leftist, leader, as British Ambassador to Moscow, reliable quarters said today. Offial Moscow: approval of Sir Stafford's apointment is expected to lead to a shift in Soviet policy from favouritism for Germany to balanced—neutrality—United Press, hundred men filtered through the German tines "yesterday to" reach Dunkirk, esterday 'Part. of the Priowe armoured division, however, is till unaccounted for and there is still no news Gen. Rene Prioux himself. German reports, was. recalled, said. Gen. rious' had been captured.
"The. Allied. aly forces. yesterday continued to screen the evacuating ships but the greatest sid came from ihe Allied navies, French reports said. rhe navies not only patrolled a forty mile stretch of the English Channel yairist fast German torpedo launches fand aerial bombers, bul. also. kept their guns trained on. the. massed (German divisions beyond the twelve mile are around Dunkirk.
French military elreles declared again. last night that. German losses fade to be "fabulous" in both men terials. 'They said that os the Baitle of Flanders' draws near end it is possible to draw balance sheet giving an approximate idea of the price Germany" paid" for Flanders.
Germany was alleged to have lost 00.000 casualties in the 23 days since the fovasion of the Low Countries long with, three-ifths "of all her heavy tanks and. mace than half' her ight tanks and other armoured mechanical equipment.
'Germany also, was alleged to have tost'more' than 2000 of her first line War planes snd_maximum French estimates even place Germany's air fesser at fitly per ent. of her" Grst Tine air strength of 3000 planes.
the ater side of The ledger, [tonic nnd' other motorized attack les were sal ave
Venicled In the retreat from Belgium along. with "a few thousand" prison gre Allied alr losses, it was said, French Cities Paris, June 2.
German planes attacked Marseilles and Lyons yesterday, but French fireraft quickly dispersed the raid~ fers, according to reports reaching here last night, Tt was considered significant here that the planes attacking Marseilles from the sea would have to come either from the veneral direction of Moly or the Balearic Islands before Approaching the coast, Three waves of German planes flew over the towns of southern France, according to the reports, Thirty persons were killed at Lyons of jo damage was done and @ number of buildings were set Marseilles, it was sald—United Press, British Ambassador to Belgium Missing Paris, June 2.
Sir Lancelot Oliphant, the British Ambassador to Belgium, is. missing. He left Bruges by car for Dunkirie Before King Leopold's capitulation. however, have been a "minimum" in comparison with the German losses.
'French military officers say that as a result of the aerial warfare, Germany's superiority in the air has. been gravely compromised. This opinion, however, is not shared by neutral' military observers here at present—United Press.
"Men Never Gave Way"
London, June 3.
A. British infantry brigade which embarked yesterday morning from the beach north of Dunkirk had been in the midst of fighting throughout the Flanders battle.
was among the troops which ted the advance into Belgium and tt fought In the rearguard from the furthest point reached by the British Expeditionary Force to the gates of Dunkirk.
The brigadier, on landing in England, said: "My men never once gave way. They beat back every German attack, and every time they retreated was when ordered, and only a far as ordered"
One day the brigade marched over: 40 miles fu 24 hours—Reuter.
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