Evening star., 1940-06-14
Berlin
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the enemy until final destruction
now has begun. This morning oul
troops on the Saar front also begar
a frontal attack against the Maginot
Line"
Despite adverse weather, the high
command said German warplanes
scored heavy blows on land and sea
yesterday.
Fighting planes and dive bomb
ers destroyed units on June 49," it
said, and also supported the armies
on the ground, fighting at many
points of the front.
Troops, concentrations, march
Ing and transport columns in the
rear of the enemy were successfully
bombed and machine-gunned.
Extensive destruction was carried
out on airports, railroad stations and
rail lines, especially in the region
east of the Marne.'
In the air, it recorded German
losses of 2 planes against Allied
losses of 10.
Enemy in Full Retreat.
"The enemy is in full retreat along
the entire front from Paris to the
Maginot Line at Sedan" the COM
munique said.
AT several points our tank and
motorized divisions pierced through
and overlook the retreat movement
The enemy there fed, leaving
behind his entire equipment.
Infantry divisions broke through
the defense lines of Paris. Enemy
forces were no longer sufficient for
protection of the French capital"
The 17,000-ton British auxiliary
cruiser Scotstown was sunk yes
terday by submarine, the high
command declared Another u
boat, it added, sank a 12,O0O-ton
transport north of the Hebrides in
an attack on strongly protected
convoy.
Eight other Allied transports
were sunk off LIE Havre yesterday
the communique added, two by air.
craft and six by anti-aircraft ar
tillery, and six more we're dam
aged, three each by aircraft and
artillery.
A German spokesman described
the capitulation of Paris as a Ca
tastrophic" blow to the French Geo.
y,opoioo Ivy ord y,,ilito r;I,y No lo+o;1r
of the German occupation were
available beyond announcement OF
the Nazi entry and disclosure that
all questions of surrender were set
tied between French and German
authorities.
Although many French munitions
industries were centered there along
with the headquarters of many mil
itary branches, the German spokes-
man measured the moral and psy-
chologicap effect of it's loss as equa.
with the material.
Heavy Action in Saar.
Announcement of the Saar of.
fensive was brief and vague, but
heavy action apparently was under
way between Luxembourg and Saar.
bruecken on the western front.
Hitler presumably was determined
to put Lorraine back within Ger
many's borders without delaying
longer.
Heavy artillery dueling had beer
reported opposite the border o1
Alsace several days ago, but this
sector apparently was not included
IN the attack started today.
With Nazi troops advancing from
the north on Verdun, the Germans
would be able to give effective sup.
port to wiping out strong resistance
on that front if they could break
through the Maginot Line in any
appreciable strength.
But the Saar offensive will stane
cut mainly as a test-long awaited
OF the supposedly well-nigh impreg.
nable French Notifications.
The French situation thus wa!
presented as one of continuous re-
treat as far as Sedan, with swift
German forces breaking it up anc
gathering great stores of equipment
Besides Montmedy, which hae
been holding out for weeks agains
German troops which plunged
through Luxembourg, the French
were said to have yielded Vitry-le
Francois, railroad junction south O
Chalons, and Ridge 304 Oeadman.
Rldge), northwest of Verdun.
In Position to Turn Line.
The assault on the Maginot Lin
was started from the Saar front
the high command announced, afte
deep German drives on the eastern
flank of the advance to Paris hat
put German columns in position II
turn it.
The high command said 9Th,
complete collapse" by the Weygant
Line between the coast and Mont
medy, at the western end of tn
main Maginot Notifications, hat
caused the French authorities t,
give up the defense of Paris.
Adolf Hitler proclaimed a three
day celebration News of the Naz
strides was received here with tn
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