London, June 4. GTHLL more troops were arriving in England from Dunkirk this morning. Several ships landed French officers and other ranks, all of whom had been fighting night and day without rest during the past few days.
Most of them brought their complete kit.
All were exhausted, but, like their British comrades, their spirit was undaunted, Many spoke of returning to France as soon as possible to resume the fight against the invaders.
The Germans, they said, were fighting on the fringes of Dunkirk, which was being heavily shelled.
Fires were raging in many] parts of the town, which one French officer described as "now! nothing more than a shambles."
Involved almost certainly destruction "Zeebrugge Harbour has been com-of the fine Belgian Army of over 20 pletely blocked and rendered useless divisions and abandonment of the for many months to come," said a whole of Belgium. naval -offlcer who participated operations blocking the harbour on "Therefore, when the force the morning of May 27. scope of the German penetration were Two attempts, he recounted, were realized, and when the French Gen-made, the first on the night of May eralissimo Weygand assumed com-'On the frst occasion, they were mand in place of General Gamelin, an ai Lightship off Zeobrugge and subjected to bombing and heavy gunfire as they approached their objective.
'While they were entering the har our, however, the leading block-ship was' grounded just outside the entrance, and a second block-ship wa: also tunic Inside the harbour, This, however, did not effectively close the entrance, and a second convoy reached the lightship. 'They were again dis covered by German aircraft. On the way to the entrance of the harbour, the helm of the leading block-ship was damaged, and the vessel had to be towed by' a, boat, Repairs were made very quickly, effort was made by the French and British "Armies in Belgium to keep on holding the right hand of the Bel-glans and to give their own right hand to a newly-created French Army which was to have advanced on the Somme in great strength to clasp it. The German eruption, however, swept to the right and rear of the Armies in the north, Eight or nine armoured divisions, each of about 400° armoured vehicles of different Kinds, were em ployed. This force cut off all communications between us and the main French Armies—Reuter.
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