Landings in France The daring landing of British soldiers and marines at several points on the French coast, which took the Germans completely by. surprise and caused them a number of casualties, greatly heartened the Empive, Much valu: able information has been obtained and it can be taken (or granted that all the German stores which could be got at were destroyed. Tt was pointed out in these columns a few days ago that the tong coastline now possessed by Hitler, from the Finnish border to Spain, has given him a much better' chance to harass British shipping and has increased the burdens of the British navy considerably. "These landings, however, serve to show up the other side of the picture. Hitler may have gained great advant= fages by his expansion, but he has also steally.
creased his responsibilities in the defence of this huge territory. 'The possibility of sudden British raids into his lines being made at any moment will force him to Keep large numbers of men constantly on the watch, He will never know where or when another' series of yelds might be made, and his troops will be kept In. suspense and sifer from the exasperating feeling that they cannot hit back, For command of the sea is necessary if such raids are to be carried out on the English coast, and the Nazis fare very far from possessing anything of the sort, 'The falseness of Hitler's boast that, by the occupation of the French coast, he' has closed the English Channel is also exposed by the hardy raiders, who were able to land right lurider the noses of the most powerful army the world, do what they came to do, and get away again without losing a man, Does this Jargue command of the Channel?
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