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Newspaper
Brisbane Courier Mail
Location
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Date
May 29, 1940
Page
1
Government sets no limit on recruitment numbers, stating only war material constraints. Australia’s prime minister emphasizes unlimited manpower while stressing production limits and training plans for conscripts and volunteers amid wartime mobilization.
London reports the Belgian Army under King Leopold surrendered unconditionally to German forces last night. Allies fear lines north of the gap are at risk of being cut off from French units and main supply bases as Boulogne falls, Calais unsure, and Dunkirk Ostend under bombing while food and munitions strain the army.
A French bulletin reports King Leopold's sudden and unconditional Belgian Army capitulation. British, French, and Belgian forces face a perilous position near Arras and Dunkirk, with Allied commanders warning of grave consequences if German advances continue.
London May 2 report accuses German forces of reckless loss of men and material in Flanders. Bleak lines describe Allied counterattacks and German bombardment as the Wehrmacht presses forward under heavy losses. War correspondent accounts claim the fighting is intense in Belgium and northern France with German forces throwing wave after wave against Allied lines.
The page outlines Britain’s food security plan and a broad war drive involving Canada and the United States. It notes political shifts in labor circles, calls for defense manpower in Australia, and reports on aviation and military actions in France and Belgium with references to civilians affected and Allied troop movements.
London May 28 Members of the House of Commons received the Prime Minister with calm and cheers as he urged a fateful appeal. The King of Belgium sent a plenipotentiary to Germany seeking terms or arms, while Britain and France moved to dissociate from any surrender and to continue operations. German commander and Belgian forces issued coordinated responses as British and French troops pressed on the flank.
Australian Associated Press reports observers noting enemy planes over Kent. Early warning and air raid sirens sounded as patrols reported aircraft near shore. The Ministry announced several planes shot down and warned of further danger.
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