Paris, June 3.
"Thanks to the courage and implacable energy of our troops in the north, the territorial successes 9b-tained' by the enemy have been offset by immense losses of human life and material" says a communique issued here.
"France cen be proud of its heroic leaders engi soldiers of the army 9f the north."
The communique states that during Sunday on the Somme and Aisne front activity was limited to some artillery fire and a few shots from automatic arms in the region of Rethel.
"During the night of June 1-2", the communique adds, our planes continued to provision troops in the north.
"Many deep reconnaissances were made over the region of Treves and south of the Black Forest
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