But the most fearless courage cannot stand against the machine. In aeroplanes, tanks, anti-tank guns and artillery of every kind, the Germans have outnumbered the British.
Yesterday, as the situation grew clearer, it seemed likely that the casualties, although heavy, may have been lighter than first appeared probable. s 7 Many cases of whole detachments believed to have been surrounded, fought their way back to their units. Unshaven men, exhausted but remarkably cheerful, are continually arriving in twos and threes out of the confused area of the zone of operations, Some of the enemy motor-cycle combinations had British battle dresses tucked away in them, apparently for use as disguises.
It is reported that German infantry have been seen wearing khaki uniforms.
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