1940-10-04 — Page 11

DONALD DUCI

MAGAZINE

THE BATTLE

FOR HOLLAND

Another instalment of the

Wireless

official Dutch account

reports revealed tion German Infantry attempted to storm the position. This attack was completely repulsed Another un- accessful attack was made on the following day. The Dutch

forces received active support from the gunboat Johar Maurits van Narenu, which had meanwhile arrived from,

that the Commander of the Ger- mani forces in Rotterdam had the order to take the city on the Afth day at any price.

Hook of Holland. This ship. nchored

The German general, whose arm-east of Den Holder, Glens

oured columns, proceeding through North Brabant and across the Moer dijk, had already reached Rotterdam, then resorted to a ruthless air bom

bardment of this open city. Refer ence to the plan of Rotterdam includ- ed in this account will give some idea of this inhuman bombardment.

The city, which had not been evacu- ated, was visited by two squadrons of 27 aeroplanes each, dropping

bridgehead of the dyke German battery on

dyke, at

at 18 le- meters distance, The

Wila telephoned from the fortified perilica an Kornwerderzand then tider. whence it

wirelessand warship. thus directing 115 Gre. Owinit to the foggy weather German airforce never Jorated the Runboat, and the enemy probably never found out whence in battery was destroyed,

htt

The fortified

position of the Kornwerderzand, therefore, remained

high explosive bombs of approxim unshiken, until as a result of the ately 500 kilogrammes. It was not military development in the south, until the evening, that the situation further resistance had become use of the gallant Dutch troops 'became less. The successful defence of the untenable, and since the last lines of Zuiderzeedyke shows that a casemate defence of the fortress Holland had protection can withstand the heaviest with a sufficiently strong concrete also been breached, there was nothing bombardment, including special anti- to do but to ask for negotiations for casemate shells. An armistice,

When the Germans found that they Round Dordrecht, also, where both were unable to break the resistance parties sustained heavy losses dis of Kornwerderzand they soon ap puting territory, the fighting had to peared in the little harbours on the castern shore of tho Zuiderzee,

to

be stopped when the armoured units where they prepared for the trans-i already mentioned, joined in the port of troops across the water

man air force. At this juncture the Since troops were no longer available

to welcome the

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WILL TF

"THERE CAME A GREAT SPIDER

FRANCE HAVE A KING?

ried a natural daughter of

of the

Grand

TF Hitler puts as much faith in the predictions of Louis XIV. Philip II, mar- battic, in co-operation with the Ger- the province of North Holland. of astrologers as he is reputed to do, he must that King, so making the fate of the line of communications of cumval German the regard the activities of the French Pretender, the Princes of Orleans direct des- had been scaled and the way of es- concentrated on the Zuiderzee in all Comte de Paris, with uneasiness, for several cendants cope for the Dutch army had been haste. One torpedo boat, 3 gunboats French astrologers, including Nostradamus, havo Monarch The Fighting On The Frontier ver gunboat and a number of motor- | predicted that a young king will rise again to lead French Bourbons has pro.

boats armed

with machine-guns France from a great defeat by the Germans to vided the head of the House already there. On the request of the Dutch authorities reinforced by French and British'

blocked.

And In the Main Defensive Positions

Z minesweepers joined an old

by the

The Orleanist branch of the

Henry Charles, duc de Bor- deaux, died without issue.

The Count is described by his followers as the heir of forty Kings who ruled over France for a thousand years.

they final victory which will end the reign of the Eagle of France since 1888, when Before going into a detailed ac motor torpedo boats, some of which and disperse the German empire for ever.

reached the Zuiderzee count of the resistance against the Noordzeekanaal, while others enter- enemy it must be pointed out how ed via the locks. This happened on the bewildering speed of the German the night of May the 12th. attack played havoc with

our Meanwhile the Dutch naval forces communications. Information which had concentrated their fire especially. would have given a clear picture of on the harbour of Stavoren where the struggle could not be transmitted, they sank a ferryboat. The German and as the result the course of the airforce, however, caused some loss battle in this part of the country is to us. HM: Friso, a gunboat, was sunk and 11M. Brinko, another gun-

much more confused than that of the bont, had its rudder and propellers centre.

damaged. It made for the harbour of Enkhuizen and there continued

jed to function as a battery. Thanks the timely concentration of naval forces in the Zuiderzee the German attempts

The Struggle For The Northern Access To The Fortress

Holland

to cross the water in order to land

As soon as the German forces on the open coast of North Holland crossed the frontier in the extreme had been frustrated.

north the harbour works of Delfzijl were demolished, and the harbour

entrance and the locks were blocked. These demolitions were fully carried cut in the face of heavy German at-

: ' י

The Attack On the Fortress Holland South Of The “Zuiderzee And North" Of The Big Rivers

Many people interpret the prophecies as relating to the Comte do Paris, and past events seem to fix the advent of the royal saviour of France for the present period, for he was to rise up after the streets of France had run with blood as far South as Macon and after the country had been ravaged by a terri ble famine. such as is pre- dicted for the coming winter. He is to be helped in his task of restoring French prestige by an army which will come to his aid through Switzer- land.:

Before the enemy was in a position, however, to follow up this success, he was thrown out of his positions

tacks. After completing this work. The German army, crossing the by a Dutch counter attack. the Dutch forces made in orderly Dutch frontier along its entire length,

the

resistance of the so-called whelming superiority in numbers and

However much truth there may be in these prophecies, which have been frequently quoted in France, even when the predictions of defent seemed utterly false, it is cer tain that the Pretender has had a larger following during the last few years when France has been searching for a leader who could replace Clemenceau.

There is nothing undecided about the young Count, who, although inheriting nearly four million francs, set out to make the farming of his es- tates a business proposition and succeeded.

He was also instrumental in turning barren land in 2.

►

He married the Princess

Isabelle of Orleans Brazanzo in 1931, and of this marriage he

has several children.

He was exiled from France some years ago and has been residing in Belgium. Aged 34 at the outbreak of war, he asked permission to fight with the French forces, but this request was refused.

He is reputed to have re.. turned from Brazil, where he went a few weeks ago, and to. where he has sent the Comte be living near Vichy, from de Lusignan, one of his lieu- tenants, to London as a pro- paganda agent to prepare the French Monarchy

retreat in the direction of the Zuider advanced with powerful forces Into The German army resumed Its Spanish Morocco into the zeedyke in the late afternoon of May Overijssel and the Achterhock on the attack on the Grebbe line on May busy port, of Larache. More the tenth, joining these units com first day of the invasion. They met the 13th, and, as a result of the over-over, he is the only member way for the restoration of the manded by the provincial commander frontier battalions, which, in accord the heavier equipment of the stack of European Royalty who is a of Friesland who had fought a delay ance with their instructions and their ing forces the line could no longer working journalist, and he

limited. numbers fought no Ing action in Groningen and Fries han delaying action. At the This retreat, however, could be frier: Royal." in which he bit The Monarchist element in

more be held and had to be evacuated, runs his own paper,Le Cour tand. Together they crossed the Yssel lins, which was merely an effected without any obstruction or Zuiderzeedyke in the night of May obstacle against strategical surprises pursuit by the enemy, a clear indi the tenth, and were subsequently re- and was only thinly held, the enemy cation how the Germans had ex- organised in the defénktys position of was retarded in his advance towards, hausted themselves in this attac Den Helder, The German attack on the Grebbe line. As a result of this

terly deplored the capituln tion to German dictation at Munich and has frequently preached against the corrup

France is strong and, most loyal Republicans have a dim regret that a Monarchy and Republican principles cannot

the eastern' bridgehead of the Zuider resistance of the frontier battalions The main reason for this serious Hon in public institutional be reconciled? RESTAU

and the demolition of bridges and setback was the complete absence on zoodykce, situated in Fylesland, took ronds the ceny, was unable to bring our side of any aeroplanes, as the place on the following day. The de- up gufficient troops for an attack on Dutch airforce, had been complete-se caller fences of this bridgehead had been the Grebbe line until the 12th of ly destroyed in the rhting and on. He does not want a Court, constructed during mobilisation, and May Thus, in spite of his over the ground. The German airforce, which he thinks would des ""were "protected mainlyn by-p› belt Dowering forces the enemy, required therefore, met no-oppakitinnïîn carry troy the Monarchy, and he,de the churchés: on Sunday ainundations. The overpowering A Period of three days to cross the the Dutch forces had to retire behin-8howaj

action of the German pircraft enabled the Grebbe line from",

itions into the:

the

ing out its work of destruction, and

In On Sunday the 12th he began he eastern front of the fortress HAL

attack on the access through thể

landa. It is obvious that

undation of the Grebbeling near army has been thrown back enen. Countless low Rying planes position from, which item

hine-gunned" the troops, con- vime, the dating,

Baffecting their fir muralek:

decided

in his

py:The Royalist newspaper, “L'Ac^

tion Francala, had a good circu lation, especially in Cathollo circles, and it was always sold.

eft-wing mornings. At this present time ment of it strong leader with a defin

a great and Theral policy rose up to res

tore the confidence of the country, unions 88.8 % is certain that whatever that working į policy, the nalibu - would follow

onal Monarchy, mi

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