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Entire Western Front Ablaze from English Channel to Frontier of Switzerland:
Weygand Issues Dramatic "Hold Fast" Order of the Day as Intensity Increases
1,800,000 GERMAN TROOPS FLUNG INTO HISTORY'S GREATEST BATTLE
PANZER MECHANISED UNITS WITHIN. 40 MILES OF PARIS AS ENEMY'S VANGUARD REACHES RIVER SEINE By Ralph Heinzen
united preSS WAR CORRESPONDENT
PARIS, June 10, 1 a.m. (8 a.m. H.K.T.). The French Armies, rallying to General Weygand's Order of the Day to "fight without thought of retiring," yesterday launched a strong counter-attack against the German juggernaut, which has smashed its way to within 40 miles of Paris at one point.
The counter-attack has set the entire Wstern Front ablaze from the English Channel to the Swiss frontier..
Nearing Gisors
A late French official communique to-night admits that the German Panzer hits have penetrated to the vicinity of Gisors, 34 miles north-west of the Paris suburbs.
Other German reconnaissance units are on the outskirts of Rouen, the famous seaport on the River Seine.
The French communique claims that Hitler's "do-or-die” offensive has already cost him 400,000 casualties.
-French-Counter-Attack
The French counter-attacked at Tardenois and Plateay in a desperate attempt to prevent the Germans crossing the Marne east of Chateau Thierry.
Hitler has now hurled 1,500,000 men into the battle in a blasting drive.as French communiques admit that the fight for France has reached its "crucial hour."
A midnight communique states that German advance units have reached the Seine River at Ponte de L'Arche, below Rouen.
Nazi tanks and armoured units are striking down towards the Scîne towards the regions of Rouen and Gisors..
SITUATION "GRAVE, NOT DESPERATE
By RALPH HEINZEN UNITED PRESS WAR CORRESPONDENT PARIS, June 10. (UP).—The situation last night was officially described as "grave but not desperate."
From the English Channel to Switzerland, along a continuous front 500 miles long, the biggest battle in the
· history of the world had entered its sixth day.
--- Between 90 and 100 - German divisions are now pressing against the French lines with all the might that Hitler had previously held back.
Hitler Playing Last Card
He has played his last card by throwing 1,800,000 men ́into the battle, and military critics, both Allied and neutral, agree that the German leader has staked every- thing on the outcome.
General Weygand, in another dramatic Order of the Day, urged the French Armies on to even stiffer resistance and assured them that this fierce pressure represents the "last quarter of an hour" of Germany's military effort.-
The French High Command, the Government's official communiquer and the War Office analysis of operations frankly admit the full enormity of the battle.
In every sense it is the "Battle of France." French Hold Nazi Thrusts
Encouraged by General Weygand's Order of the Day, the French Armies have held the German thrusts in the new bulging pockets north of Rouen, at Soissons and in the Argonne Forest.
The French lines are everywhere intact. Never theless, there have been general German gains on mast of the front, which by last night had indisputably crept closer to Paris.
After throwing twenty fresh divisions into the battle on Saturday, Hitler began a new drive in the Champagne and Argonne sectors yesterday, when he added another 40 divisions to the enormous number of men in the front [line.
Against this maximum German effort the French armies fought a slow retreating action.
There Are No Trenches General Weygand's orders to his troops were to hold the main line intact at all costs and to absorb the worst attacks by withdrawing the most exposed forces to better defence positions.
FROM THE ENGLISH CHANNEL TO SEDAN AND ALONG THE
HEIGHTS OF THE, MEUSE THERE ARE NO. TRENCHES!
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From Sedan to the Swiss frontier it a battle of fortresses, with the Seigfried and Maginot Line case- ments hammering each other 1
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MAP SHOWING front lines at midnight last night. The dotted line indicates the position: on Saturday and the thick black line the position this morning. The shaded arɑa shows where Panzer mechanised units have broken through between Alicims and Abbeville to reach the Seine river in the vicinity of Rouen. The now pocket which has developed in the Argonna Forest area is shown batween Verdun and Rothol. In this area the Gormans are apparently attempting --- to compromise the main Maginot Lino.
Tanks, Troops, And Petrol Dumps Destroyed
HARASSING OPERATIONS BY R.A.F. CONTINUE
LONDON, June 9 (Router),—An Air Ministry bulletin issued to-day states that from nightfall until shortly before dawn this morning, heavy bombers of the R.A.F. were almost continuous in their action against military objectives in Germany and
the battle zone in northern France.
Naval Battle May Be In Progress
LONDON, June 9 (Reu- tor).An Admiralty com- munique states:
"Information reaching the Admiralty appears to indicate that there was contact on June 9 between British and German naval forces in northern waters.
"No further statement 'can be made until full re-
ports are received."
ITALIAN HINT
Enemy reinforcements which were moving up towards the line of the Somme offensive were bombed and harassed by machine-gun fire..
Ammunition dumps were destroyed and lines of communica- tion in many parts of the back areas were cut by low-level bombing attacks.
Rallway Junctions at key. points between the Rhonish Prussian and Belgian frontier were attacked. Goods waggons were sot allglit, tunnels. were blocked and rail traffic dis- organised,
Abbeville Attacked
On the Somme front, Abbeville was heavily attacked soon after dark by
LATEST
NORWEGIAN SURRENDER REPORTED
-a section of heavy bombers. Two Allies Leave Narvik
direct 'hits were scored on the main
railway bridge. One end of the
bridge was completely demolished. As Troops Lay Down
In the second raid on the town, two Arms, Says Sweden
hours later, the main roads were hit}
with high explosive "bombs. - One
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tion store for after the bomb had WERE RECEIVED BY "UNITED Official French reports from all parts of the front LONDON, June 9 (Reuter).—which it up, the town and violently WAS GOING TO PRESS, IT IS
burst there was a terrife explosion PRESS AS THE "TELEGRAPH
EMPHASISED THAT THERE IS report that the Germans are suffering terrific logges. An indication that an Italian rocked the aircraft above it. NO OFFICIAL CONFIRMATION
Division after division has been sacrificed In attacking the Africa was made by Signor Juttack- might be made In North French lines in steady waves under a brolling hot sun.
The French official analyst last reported the situation as grave but not desperate, ***
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