Zurich Herald, 1944-10-05, Page 3•
TAKING A LEAF FROM NAZIS' BOOK
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1940, swing. southward,
flanking Maginot Line.
Other Nazi troops cross
Rhino at Mulhouse while
third German force
attacks near Saarbrucken
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V1.ITZERLAN
By their sensational breakthrough near Sedan, Germans in 1940
demonstrated to the world the uselessness of "wall" fortifications
such as France's vaunted Maginot Line. They simply flanked it with
an end run and poured down behind the line, leaving the French
looking pretty silly, with their- big guns all pointed the wrong way.
Only ones who didn't seem to learn the lesson were the Germans
themselves, who put their faith in the Siegfried Line and the Rhine
fortifications, only to have the Allies flank them near Kleve, and get
into position for an end run drive behind the fortified lines into the
great Ruhr Valley.industriai area. Map above shows similarity of
German operation against Maginot Line and how Allies worked
same trick on them.
DECORATED
Maj. -Gen. G. G. Simonds, C. B. E.,
D. S. 0., commander of 2nd Cana-
dian Corps, has been made a Com-
panion of the Order of the Bath,
Canadian Defence Headquarters
has announced.
AMBASSADOR
Charles Sawyer, above, former
Democratic National Committee-
man from Ohio and former lieu-
tenant -governor of Ohio, has been
chosen by President Roosevelt as
United States ambassador to Bel-
gium. •
CANADIANS TAKE BLANKENBERGHE
After more than a quarter of a Century Canadian troops are again fighting the Germans on the soil of
Flanders—and winning. Top picture shows men of a Canadian regiment entering the Belgian town of
Blankenberghe, following closely on the heels of the 'rttreatmg Hun, Cenrte picture gives a general
Ida o the Nazi defences which faced the Canadians in their drive through Belgium. This line of forts
was located on the beach road leading into the town of Blankenberghe and lower shows citizens of
the town, liberated by the Canadians, swarming over a Canadian armoured car as it halted in the main
street. Belgians show their joy at being again free of the Nazi heel.
CAPTURED FRENCH AMMUNITION IN BELGIUM
It was a pleasure to these lads to work on this fatigue party. They are piling captured French am-
munition the Hun never used in his hasty retreat in Belgium. Piling this 155 mien ammunition are Gun-
ner R. D. Whyte, Victoria, B. C. and Gnr. G. E. MacDonald, Frankford, Ont.
JAP SHIP GETS DEATH BLOW
The unusually close view of a Jap sub -chaser, above, shows the 100 -
foot craft listing sharply as a 500 -pound bomb from an 11th Air
Force Mitchell bomber plunges into the sea at its side. Moments
later, the delayed -action fuse, which gives plane time to escape blast
of its own missiles, detonated the bomb, which sank the ship. Action
took place off tip of Paramushiro Island, Japan's North Pacific air-
sea base.
RIGHT SMACK INTO BELGIUM
Here's that picture again—of a Yank who didn't miss the buss when
his outfit rolled into a city liberated from the. Germans. This one's
from Liege, and shows a comely blonde Belgian lass giving a pleas-
ant welcome to the soldier.
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HAY FOOT
The ancient marching theme of
Army rookies, "Hay -Foot, Straw -
Foot," has new meaning for this
Allied soldier ever since he acquired
the straw boots he wears in the
photo above. The old footgear was
part of equipment left be-
hind by fleeing Germans some-
where in France.
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