"Two French Towns Captured, 110,000 Prisoners Taken"
Berlin, May 19.
A German High Command communique issued from Herr Hitler's headquarters says: "Now the last resistance of inland Walcheren has been broken and the whole of Holland with all her islands is in German hands.
"In northern Belgium our troops, after the occupation of Antwerp, are pushing the enemy, who is fighting tenaciously, farther back to the west. To the west of Antwerp the Schelde has been crossed and to the west of Brussels the sector of Dendre has been reached. Between Maubeuge and Lafere the attack is being continued. The Sambre and Oise have been crossed the Lecateau and St Quentin are in German hands, "In the southern sector, strong German units reached the region north of Laou and Aisne near Rethel. During engagements north-west of Montmedy a strongly fortified position, No, 505, of the Maginot line was captured, "So far 110000 prisoners of war have been counted, excluding the Dutch Army, and also numerous guns, Off the French coast a 6,000- ton cargo ship was sunk and a destroyer seriously damaged, "The enemy lost 147 planes, of which 47 were shot down during air combats and 13 by anti-aircraft fire, the remainder being destroyed on the ground while 27 German planes are missing,"—Reuter, Australians Arrive In Palestine Jerusalem, May 19.
A contingent of the Second Australian Imperial Force arrived in Pelestine this morning at the conclusion of a 10,000-mile journey—Reuter.
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