The Allied army of the north fought its way closer to the groups of armies of the centre in the battle of French Flanders yesterday. The drive was the beginning of the first strategic move of the new Commander-in-Chief of the Allied Armies in France, General Maxime Weygand. The move threatened to slice off German Panzer divisions from the main army, which was still held practically motionless behind the Sambre and Aisne Rivers while untangling the chaotic German lines of communication, according to Allied reports.
Allied aviation was extremely active yesterday despite the fatigue of fliers and the wear and tear on planes. Allied planes continued throughout the night and day Wednesday to har-rass German lines of communication, which were snarled last night to the extent that there was virtually no possibility of moving backward or forward on many of the secondary roads through the hilly, wooded Ardennes region, aviators reported.
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