South of Namur, fighting 1s partieularly heavy at or about Dinant. Serious fighting is also in progress at Sedan, Here part of the Germant who crossed the river are at present possession of a portion of th fensive zone.
'Official communiques report that the enemy fs putting forth the most me tense effort by means. of tanks and aviation, but itis) still not clear Whether' the main attempt is to turn the Maginot Line at Sedan and Longwy, or whether this attack is designed to prevent the French from contributing the maximum effort si by side with the British and Belgians, it Is untrue to say that the Maginot Line has been turned oF broken, according to informed observers here. Actually, the line proper ends on the Luxemburg frontier, and from the to the sea ina line fortied in depth. Sodan, it is" stated, does not form part of the Maginot Line.
Altouether four German armies are now pushing westward, and have reached Sedan, Dinant and Namur on the Meuse, which, says Reuter's mili" tary correspondent, Is In itself a formidable obstacle, French Tanks Thwart Nazis The fourth German front, through Maastricht to St. Trond, appears to been most. formidable. here that the French counter-attacked with a great wave of tanks, which Aisoeganized and halted the German The first attempt here was to beale Belgian resistance before contact was made with the Allied forces, ald not happen.
It is now possible to review the events of the Jast four days, First the Gremans "struck cross the Maastricht appendix and succeeded in bursting through at the junction of the Meuse and the Albert Canal, From here their columns spread out Tanwise over the road immediately south of the Albert Canal, thus cut Unye communication with the Belgian first defence fine. It is in this situa tion that Liege has become isolated, though part of the fortress. Is still holding out, Although the Dutch army has capitulated, authoritative Dutch quar ters in London say thal certain con Uingents of Dutch troops which eross-the Belgian frontier will be reassembled to serve as the nucleus of new Dutch military force, Formation of which fs now being con~ sidered by the Dutch Government in
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