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German forces would have establish-"Had the Allies et passive, ed themselves in Syria, thereby end ing all hopes of Syrian inde 3 ence, thrusting clu out of the Levant, and creating a Ger man base for action against Bri ion.
"There was no alternative but to promising Syrian independence, Brit-preven, this, and om June 8, after ish and Free French forces entered Syria, the French under the command of General Gatroux.
'"General Dentz had under his çammand 45,000 men, of whom 26,000 were regular troops the remainder being Syrian and Lebanese formations. They were supported by arti:- lery and by 150 aeroplanes. The Allied forces were more powerful but the campaign was comparatively slow because there was, especially at first, almost as much as g.
"Every attempt was made to avoid unnecessary bloodshed, but this proved a mistaken policy, for à was wrongly regarded as due to weakness. An analysis of the reasons for the stiff resigtance- encountered revealed four main causes:—
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