NO DECISIVE GAIN.
TERRIFIC GERMAN PRESSURE. EVERY AVAILABLE TANK USED. (Received This Day, 9.45 a.m.)' LONDON, June 12. It is reported from. Tours that the French military spokesman said that the French made counter-attacks on German elements which had crossed the Seine/ The Germans, using even training tanks, scored successes at some points in a general battle front where the French were outnumbered, but no decisive victory has been gained. The French are holding Rheims, although the enemy is advancing from both west and north. The French are fighting off violent enemy attacks in the regions of Senlis. The Germans are also applying, terrific pressure at Soissons. With 100 divisions and every available tank, Hitler is making the most formidable efforts to reach a rapid decision; > The‘ battle is likely to last several' days.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 60, Issue 210, 13 June 1940, Page 5
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134NO DECISIVE GAIN. Ashburton Guardian, Volume 60, Issue 210, 13 June 1940, Page 5
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