The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-27
Royal Air Force Battles
Maxi Planes As Empire
T ears Sudden Invasion
Germans Toks Client Courisul and
Smosh Through 10 Capture Fumous
World Wor battle-ground


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be used against England IN the near fstnrs.
The Germans have tried sat MANY nsw weey~Ws y
France In The last two weeks. u stated sfnelaly.
.oshers riIn remain for special TASKS" Il was s1esd
probably weaa avail, sassess q hs prs~sss MINI il
Flanders. which Nass expected would PIT III ehamae
ports In German hands.
British military sasr.r. -.'a saturday afsvss..
efforts can sI retrieve the sliusslss u .hsul6 -
msmbersd that the form II warfare smp,eyed ~ ~
Germans ha. weakness vel - ssssnsths
LONDON IN. a. ~isI-..y .s1 Saturday slsAs
that two fires started n German III storage tanks
At Rotterdam BY Royal Air force bsnb~ lsdHy.
BERrIN-Au.hersssd MILITARY sources salx sssw-
day might thai swift German advances IN randsxs ND
assured "annhiiatiea Of The trapped Ailsd armies q
The north.
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GunfIre on the French coast was heard srroes the
English channel in southeast 81 England ST.
urday. indicating that fierce fighting In prousss i
French channel porta
The sound Of battls frs~ ~ 70 - miles svey
pnnetnntsd By nearby machine run fire eff ~
Enrllrk coast where Il was believed Regal Az lnpss
fighters were engaging 6srman pisass mea6Y
Tights preliminary 10 aerial bliiskriee u Enelee4
In Berlin the German high command confirmed that tha
English channel port Of Bouoxns had fallen 10 swiftly
striking German mechanical units that Cnas had been
captured and Il was asserted the IRON rims around Allied
armies In Flanders had been strengthened and finally
closed"
The closing Of the vast German trap srswad m
estimated 100000 French, British ard Belgian
troops In Flanders and Artois achieved. The high
command said by the rapid advances aieag the channel
coast and By The forward march ef Gsrmas armies
through Belgium.
IN Bsioipm, The eommHasqHs said hs Germans took
Ghenf and Conrfrai and smashed through to capture e
famous morid battle-ground al Yimy Ridge.
tvimy Ridge the " fierce World var
fighting Ia which Canadsn forces enKassd.)
The heights between Ilerz Saint Omsr and Cravenes
billy extending from point just west II the great
French city of Lille 10 just east Of csAisssFs reported
occupied by Germans.
The high command said tho Germans between RoubAix
and VaIcncennes launched strong attack French on
tier Qualifications effort TO smash the main Allied
lines In Flanders and especially In The Lille sector.
Germans also attacked northwestward both aides II
Doua. which the line between vaenesnnss and Arras
or the southern front Of the trapped Allied foree&
The high command <sd that the Belgian army.
The French FIRST seventh and ninth armies. snd The
British expedifionafy force Ell caught In The
German trap around Flsnders and Artists.
According to the eommuuqus. attacks the eastern
and southern sides Of this circle trap Indicated that the
had started ther big drive 10 the Allied
forces to the point of surrender destrurton
Nazi military asserted Saturday night that
the channel ports vt Ostsnd Bunkirk and ZsbGEs had
been msthodeaIy reduced VI smoking rubbish
by German attacks ending al hops Of retreat for ths
British forces IN northern France.