France,May 17th,news from the front

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Le Vingtieme Siecle
May 17th,1940


.........NEWS FLASH!!!.......


Belgium,May 17th,near Givet,our ace reporter
in the feild,Tintin sends word of the collapse
of the Anglo-French line along the central front
stretching from Givet to Namur,the exhausted and battered French and British troops can no longer hold the line and are in full retreat,near suicidal rear guard actions by the French 15 DIM,
5 DINA,1 DIM and the Bristish 1st Div are taking place to allow the (Censored) to escape the encircling German Divisions.German units are poised to take Chareroi and our probing the Anglo-French flank west of Namur!desparate French
troops clog the roads leading west many withour weapons or kit,French sources denie any breakdown in command,claim "orderly retreat to new positions"

Bruxelles....

Waffen SS troops are in the city! Leopold had declared it an open city days before,French and Belgian line holding west of the city,rumors of secret talks between King and Germans!
what remains of the Belgian army holding firm near Willebroek,reenforced by (censored) French
divisions.BEF holding the central Front,near
Tubize.

Southern front...

French troops holding firm from Sedan to Longwy,rumors of planned counteroffensive,
French propoganda? time will tell

Tintin