IN FRANCE
GAMELIN REPLACED. GENERAL WEYGAND IN CHARGE, (United Press Association —By Electric Telegraph—Copyright). (Received this day at 12.30 a.m.) PARIS, May 19. It is officially announced that General Weygand replaces General GameJin as Commander-in-Chief of the Allied forces. ; V. 7 President Lebrun signed the decree appointing General Weygand, after an hour’s conference between M. Reynaud and General Weygand, wlibse title will be “Chief of the National Defence General Staff, and Commander-in-Chief of the Allied Land Forces.”
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Hokitika Guardian, 20 May 1940, Page 6
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