The Archive · 1940

More Changes in War Office Announced

London, May 22.

Lieutenant-General Robert.

General OMcer Command: ing-in-Chief of the Western Command, has been appointed Vice-Chief of the Imperial General Staff in sue-jon to General Sir John Dill, who.

been made Chief of the Imperial General Staff, according to a War 'OMice announcement.

General Sir Henry Jackson ha been appointed General Onieer com= manding the Western Command.

Major-General 'B.C-r, Paget, Commander of the 18th Division, has been appointed Chief of the General Staff of the home forees with the acting Yank of Lieutenant-Goneral—Reuter, Nazis Bomb American Hospital Paris, May 28 German war planes yesterday' hemis ed and severely damaged the Ameri-fan' hospital at Ostend, Belgium, recording to "a. French' report. cit: ulated here fast night. of Agence adio reported that French aviators toluening. fom Belgium yesterday told him. that "German "aviators bombed the "American hospital Ontend with Incendiary bombs.

"The report alleged that the nursing star of the hospital was "almas: fntlrely wiped ute King Leopolt the Belgians was said to. have faked "President Roosevelt to protest, to Germany' against the alleged bort~ ing United Press.

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