The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-20
NAILS REVEAL
FRENCH ENJOYS
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they had not yet departed, al
though French reports said they
we're on their way 10 meet the
Germans In white plane. Names
OF the German delegates were TO be
announced later today.
Brest Is Captured
The high command, In addition
TO announcing German capture OF
Brest, the port at which thousands
OF American troops landed during
the World War, said that the Ger
man dir force had started reprisal
raids against Britain In retaliation
for royal air force raids on Germany
and II said that German troops were
advancing on all French fronts.
In q communicate issued from
Adolf Hitler's field headquarters the
high command said also that In
Normandy German troops had
reached the lower course OF the
river Loire and that the stream had
been crossed at several points from
Nantes to Tours.
Yesterday alone, the high COM
mand claimed, more than 10000
prisoners were taken by the e0r-
mans, including Gen. Marie Robert
Altmeyer, commander Of the French
10th army.
Announcing that the German
air force had begun reprisals
against Britain, presumably for con-
tinued royal air force raids on
northern and western Germany, the
high command said that German
bombers successfully attacked the
British notrogen works OF Billing
ham last night.
Allies Lose 81 Planes
II claimed that the Allies lost q
airplanes yesterday and II was ad-
mitted that the Germans had lost
six planes.
I'm London the air ministry estim-
ated that more than 100 German
planes raided the British isles last
night and that at least six persons
had been killed and more than 90
wounded.)
The high command. said that In
operations In the EnSolsh Channel,
German speedboats had destroyed 0
steamer OF 1000 tons. II was claim
cd that an 5000 ton vessel had
been sunk by German submarine
and that another U.boat had tor
pedoed three vessels which were
steaming In convoy.
The command, indicating that
there had been no letup In German
military operations IN France, said
that the air force continued TO blast
retreating French columns, particu-
larly south OF the Loire river.
It reiterated earlier claims that
Luneville, Epinai and Toul were
In German hands and that IN
northern Lorraine between Epinal
and Toul and In the upper Vosges
French forces which had not al
ready been captured were being
"remorselessly crushed together"
More Breaks In Line
New breaks were reported In the
Maglnot line west OF Wissembourg
but ID was admitted that heavy
fighting continued In the Maginot
line on both sides OF Diedenhofen
where the Germans have been at
lacking since early this week.
The communique said that Ger
man troops were advancing from,
Belfort and had completed o juno
ton with other German forces In
the Burgundian Gap.
II was admitted that the British
continued air raids on Germany
last night and that eight civilians
were killed. IT was for such raids
that the German air force was
making reprisal attacks on the
British isle, the high command said
In addition TO bombing the Bill
lingham nitrogen plant, the com.
munique said, German bombs set oil
tanks at Hull ablaze.
In s British Ships Sunk
In all, the high command claim
ed, German speedboats and sub
marines had sunk five British
steamers.
The high command did not deal
with the possibility Of an armistice
with France but authorized German
quarters said that French plentipo-
tentiaries had not yet left to meet
with German delegates.
French reports had said, on the
contrary, that the French plenipo-
tentiaries had departed In q white
airplane for an unannounced des-
tination.)
Authorized quarters said that
probably later today the names OF
the German delegates and the time
and place Of negotiations would be
announced. The Germans said that
the French delegates included Gen.
eral Charles Leon Clement Hunt
ziger but did not include Foreign
Minister Paul Baudoin.
An authorized source said that
Germany was withholding its peace
terms from France until the dele
gates actually met.
No War End Yet
It was reported now that instead
Of submitting terms for calling on
the war. in response TO Frances
plea for peace Monday, Germany
merely had sent q message TO the
French government. through Span
| ish diplomatic channels, advising
| where and when French plenipoten-
] tiaries would be received 10 hear