Standing at the north-west of a big tract of amazingly fertile ground, the city has been occupied at various Vichy Forces Still "contributed directly to the capture of the Syrian capital."
Looking but satisfied, General de sitting behind a desk with a large map of Syria spread out before him, praised British Empire troops for their magnificent fight to help France dually win back her independence, French troops, he said, entered Damascus at 3.00 am. and' although no British soldiers had yet entered the capital, they had made, he repeated, a "direct contribution to this victory."
Saying that, as a man he thought this "painful battle" one of: Hitler's "most horrible successes:" the General added: "Let this help the world to understand that nothing is more necessary than to crush for ever Hitler and his system."—Reuter.
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