The Archive · 1940

German Patrols Routed

The past 24 hours have. been echoing with fusillades between the Infantry of both sides, although the exchaniter appear to have little military: significance On. the western. slopes of the Vosues, German patrols approached French advance posts but rapidly withdrew when the French opened fire. Otherwise, the Western Front was quiet. Unfavourable weather hax prevented alr operations, "The Western Front experienced Janother "quiet day" yesterday,, ne-cording to a French war communique. Te adds there was infantry fre Alan, the Rhine, in upper Alsace.

"The latest communique reports "patrol activity on the western slopes of the Vosges."—Reuter. try.

Or these, 27 were French and one Moscow Grants Reich Voase Jeff, who was born in Singa-

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Jeff is the frst British air officer to be awarded the Croix de Guerre, for "courageously attacking two German bombers in the north of France fon November 2 After a stiff fight, hho brought down one and put the other to fight—Reuter.

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