According to German accounts, the British succeeded in taking positions around Dunkirk behind inundations from the Canal de la Base. Despite the British lack of artillery they evidently thus far have succeeded in withstanding the German attack, which, according to authorized military sources, continued yesterday with unabated fierceness.
German press reports, however, stated that the Germans had succeeded in taking a bridgehead over this canal and were in a position to smash the last British resistance in the near future.
Meanwhile, speculating on the future action of the German High "Hamburger Fremdenwould not be in keeping with the Fuehrer's war strategy to sit back and take a rest. The beaten enemy will be given no breathing space, especially as now excellent conditions have been created for a new thrust of even greater force."—United Press.
Dunkirk, were manned by men armed only with rifles.
In the early stages of the retreat there was considerable artillery support, but as the lines drew nearer to the coast this became impossible and the Allies fought only with rifles against German four-inch mortars, heavy artillery and automatic weapons.
The soldiers said the Germans did not use tanks during the last stages of the attack. It was therefore suggested that the German mechanized push had died down, leaving artillery and infantry manceuvring more on the lines of the last war.
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