The Archive · 1940

French Counter-Attack

Later in the da; the French forces Maginot line proper.

German troops were concentrated outside the zone of the chief French the fortifications and, military observers declared, the Germans seemingly want no part of the Maginot Line, seeking instead to find a way through the lesser fortified area north west 0f Montmedy along the Belgian border, Heavy fighting also raged today along the Meuse from Sedan northward to Namur, in Belgium. Only one German attack was reported north of Namur itself, however. Enemy forces attempted to thrust in the direction of Gembloux, on the Brussels-Namur road. They were repulsed,

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