The battle yesterday between the sea and Cheniln-des-Dames was described in. well-informed military circles in Paris as the "biggest battle of the war and of all time."
Official circles state that while one should be careful to avoid being over-optimistic, the fact that the Allies stood up.'to such a severe onslaught on the Somme front Is encouraging.
While it is admitted that certain units of tanks have broken through fand advanced as far as Forges-les-Esux, a small spa_on the Paris Dieppe road, 30 miles south-east of Dieppe, it is understood these infAiltratlons constitute armoured units deprived of infantry support.
Tt ig a question whether these armoured units have overrun them-feives and the very fact that they have no Infantry support would sug gest this is the case.
Tu that event it will be possible to deal With these tanks, for they
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