The Archive · 1940

Big Cheek Dealt

German Armies

Great Battle Will Flare Up Again But Allies Prepared Paris, May 17.

"A great battle will flare up again immediately but our troops now are infinitely better situated than on Wednesday morning," says the newspaper "L'Ordre,"

"To attain his object the enemy would have had to break through our flank, disorganize our forces and pass through in mass with motorized units of infantry from the very first moment, namely Wednesday evening. He followed this plan. Therefore he met with a big check which already is an advantage to us,"—Reuter,

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