STÁTNÍ TAJEMNÍK U ŘÍŠSKÉHO PROTEKTORA V ČECHÁCH A NA MORAVĚ, PRAHA, inv. 2740, sig. 109-14/43 Page 63 · 63 of 329
THE SECRETARY TO THE RUSSIAN PROTECTOR IN THINGS AND IN MORAVA, PRAGUE, inv. 2740, sig. 109-14/43
English Translation
Bl. 2 Sender:London. Language:German Time: 22.00 o'clock A more visible battle is currently taking place along the Maas. Everywhere the French forces fight bravely and successfully against the Germans, who use their forces everywhere with the greatest force. The Germans also hold themselves remarkably at a considerable distance from the insurmountable Maginot line. They have not succeeded in any way in pushing through this vast line, and the French troops have done very well, which is proof that the French material is quite superior to that of the Germans. At Amur, the Allied forces are resisting the Germans. A report by the Belgian Minister Pieiot states that the fire of Belgian forts by lying under the Germans is causing tremendous devastation. The Germans were not able to penetrate the Belgian positions even in the event of further violent attacks today. The northern part of Rotterdam and the province of Zeeland are still in Dutch hands. The main access roads to the front are rammed with destroyed kapfmateriel and unpassable. The losses suffered by the Germans in air fighting are increasing ever more. The Germans see thatvae is a well equipped Veltmacht. British Jegdflieger today have been able to inflict 4 times more losses on the opponent than this success could draw. The Germans are said to have attacked both military and non-military places. Several attacks they took yesterday also on open cities. A Tgil of Liège has been bombed for several hours. In Süc-Bèlgden, a railway train was bombed by the Germans, who was travelling with a transport of German prisoners. i In the Rüekend he German position north of Narwik have been British troops landed. Search immediately a successful attack was made. As the British Admiralty has just made known, incer did not launch a ship of the Allied lost last week. 21 American states will protest against the German attack on Belgium, Holland and Iuxemburg, condemning Germany's action.