The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-10
Holland, Belgium, Luxembourg Are Invaded By Mighty German Hordes
Dutch, Belgian Armed Forces, With Allied Support Fight Back Against
 Lightning Attack
ALL FIGHTING FORCES ARE
 LAYING CLAIMS TO VICTORY
BY JOE ALEX MORRIS (Unlted Press Foreign News Edit0r)

Adolf Hitler's blitzkrieg struck at Holland, Bel. gium and Luxembourg today in mighty effort to win the European war by landing knockout blow against Great Britain. But Dutch and Belgian armed forces, given swift Allied support fought back against lightning attack that came through the air, over the sea and on land.
 Fierce Fighting Near Belgium
 Fierce fighting was reported along the Belgian border, especially Aachen, as the war began in earnest. The Dutch radio said that German troops were being resisted strongly along the line ot the Maas and Yssel rivers and at Defzij opposite En- den after the flooding of strategic areas by blasting of dikes
 British, French Planes Attack
 British and French fighting planes challenged the great German aerial armada again and again over the low countries over France, off the coast of Eng land and over Switzerland where NaZi craft bombed Ia railroad during an air battle with the French. Both Sides Claim Victories
 In swift succession dispatches told the story of lightning war in which both sides were throwing stroyed many French airplanes in bombardment of Ia dozen communications centers, including channel ports, and to have totally destroyed three arpors, n- cluding the big Metz base.
 What Germany Claims
 The Germans claimed to have seized all big Dutch and Belgian airports and, some sources said, to have occupied The Hague capital of Holland. The
 
 gagged in fierce battle in the sector where the Ger man-Belgian-Dutch frontiers join.
 Dutch Claim Good Results
 The Dutch reported they had successfully attacked four German armored trains and shot down at least 70 Ger arplanes and had surrounded small German forces that seized strategic points in line with the Naz technique in the Norwegian campaign
 Germany Given Warning
 Both Britain and France warned Germany that bom- bardment of open cities would be met in kind
 British derlal attack England warned the population to be prepared for any eventuality
 British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain was still power but expected to step aside for new coalition government possibly headed by Winston Churchill
 Fierce Fighting Is On
 Dutch and Belgian troops given swift aid by the Allied bitzkreg invasion by which Adolf Hitler sought bases for knockout blow at Great Britain. The communique of the Dutch high command indicated that fighting in progress at three main points and many scattered places as result HerS attempt to take the low countries and Luxembourg under Naz protection" to foil alleged Allied invasion plot
 Germans Partly Succeed
 The high cammand said that German arplanes sought to land and seize many airpors in the low countries in lightning at dawn but asserted that this effort had planes shot down. the German troops landed at various points in Hoond quickly surrounded and are being strongly pressed, the communique said
 German Armored Trains Lose
 Furthermore four German armored trains were put out of action Veno in the fighting along the Maas River the high command said. One of them was blown up with the railroad bridge at Venlo.
 third point of Dutch resistance at Dezy across the bay from the German base at Emden Tn the nortn tip of Holland In this sector the Dutch maintain their positions" against the German attack the high command said.
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