Paris, May 14.
Officers and men of the British Expeditionary Force which marched to the aid of Belgium and Holland are congratulated by Viscount Gort, Comimander-in-Chief of the British Forces, in an Order of the Day just issued, according to French sources.
"I. congratulate. all commanders of units, their officers and men on the admirable way in which the advance was carried out with the invaluable support of your comrades of the R.A.F." says the Order. "We are today," it adds, "on the eve of a great moment in the history of the Empire. The struggle will be hard and long, but we can have confidence in a final to the Maginot Line are fighting gallantly against the enemy, who is.making a most intense effort chiefly means of tanks and the air force,"
"French communique stated. Sixteen more German planes were
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