Arrows show general directions of Anglo-French reinforcements for while crosses mark lines of prepared fortificatic Contradict offensive caused the Germans to fall back on Hasselt, the French War Office spokesman in Paris states the Belgians are making an orderly withdrawal according to plan. have flanked the Liege strongholds moving from the Ardennes on north-east of Liege they took Maastricht and crossed the Albert Canal to march eastward. Holland the Germans took Arnhem. Allied aircraft have bombed enemy bases and concentrations, Jandee mainly the Dordrecht area, particularly. near the vital bridge at Moerdyk, which is. the railway connection' from western Holland south to Belgium, At least several hundred parachute troops were landed in this region from 4 am, to 7.20 am, today, it was dis~ troops were also fest of Breda and in It was understood.—United strengthened by troops landed on the coast from German seaplanes. Most of these parachutists have not been able to carry out the tasks assigned to them.
The principal task of the German parachutists Is to demoralize the population rather than to obtain stantial strategic advantages.
German parachutists have landed in the Zevenbergen region, south of Rotterdam, according to' an official radio announcement made here today. Three air raid alarms were sounded London, May 11, The Dutch radio announces that German planes have begun dropping parachute troops on Zeeland, on the west coast, Later an Air Force bulletin announced that parachutists were being dropped in Southern Hol Tand near the Belgian frontier,—
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