All last night and today Dutch troops. behind' the tine, have been engaged in hunting German. para chutists, 'They are being assisted by the police, civilian volunteers, and guards, armed with rifles, bayonets and revolvers, 'The Dutch High Command an-ounce today that' the insteuetions found on German parachutists gave clear impression that the German command had vastly under-estimated the resistance German soldiers would have." 'The Germans had reckoned that the parachutists could take vital and strategical points the very. first ay, 'The parachutists had been given the' names of German citizens whom" they could count in various regions where they would land.
Dutch troops at the front appear to be holding the Germans well along the Hine, it was announced yesterday, a High Command communique.
'Members of Holland's. tiny' but eMicient air force have been continuously "on duty since the war began, chasing off German bombers, and bombing German troop concent tions.
From the attitude of all soldiers soon by Reuter's Special Correspondent, it is obvious that the spirit of the Army and other forees is high.
German bomber was brought gown this morning in the suburbs of Amsterdam by Dutch anticaiveratt fre, All railway bridges across big Dutch rivers were destroyed by Dutch troops, except one bridge over. the River Yssel, which is being held. Rumours fare current here that Dutch sappers have blown up the radio station at Kootwik to prevent this falling into German hands-—Reuter.
Acrodromes e-Captured The Hague, May 11, All Dutch aerodromes but one have been recaptured by Dutch forces and more than 100 German planes were shot down, the High Command announced today' in its third "war communique, Fourteen enemy planes fell into Dutch hands undamaged in one aerodrome. recaptured by the Dutch," the third war communique said, "According 10 a statement by a captured German 'amicer-pilot, "the German High Command. apparently: until "Friday morning did not dare reveal to its own officers ite planned violation of Dutch neutrality," the communique said—Unlted Press, London, May 11, In the face of stiff German resist ance, Netherlands troops recaptured the Island of Dordrecht today' and completely wiped out the Nazi forees there, Mr, E, N, van Kleffens, the Netherlands' Forign Minister, announced today, The baltic cost the Dutch troops 1,000 lives, "he disclosed, The Foreign Minister also revealed that Dutch forces had recaptured the Rotterdam aerodrome at 10 a.m, today.—United Press.
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