The Archive · 1940

2.000 Polish Troops Heroically Stand Of German Mechanized Units

Bottles of Petrol Set Afire and Used as Weapons Against Nazis; Poles to Fight Under British

Berne, June 19. servers along the northern Swiss border, meanwhile stated that whereas violent artillery fire was heard yesterday at 2.30 p.m. north and northwest of Basle, since then there has been complete silence.—Havas.

Placed Under British unit died in position rather than retreat, The encounter took place Charquement, small French time London, June 19.

Polish forces serving in France were ordered today to place themselves under British command. All Polish troops were ordered to make immediately either for Switzerland or Southern France.

Orders were issued through the B.B.C. by General Wladislaw Sikorski, Polish Commander in Chief.—Havas.

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