FRENCH ADVANCE
THE WESTERN FRONT ADMISSION IN BERLIN AERIAL FIGHTING MORE GERMAN LOSSES (Reed. Nov. 24, 10 a.m.) LONDON, Nov. 23. A Berlin message quotes the official German news agency which admits a French advance on the ’ Moselle front. It, declares that French artillery of all calibres was active south of Perl. The French advanced to the edge of a wood south of the KitzlingMandern road. A platoon advancing south of Merzig was dispersed by artillery.
A war communique issued in Paris states thd night was fairly o.uiet on the Western Front, There was artillery fire at various points.
The French brought down five German fighter planes in French territory yesterday. Furthermore a German reconnaissance plane which was attacked by French fighters over Gravelines fell in Belgian territory. The French lost one fighter.
A French fighter shot down a German plane over Franch Ecomte. Desultory German artillery fire was experienced in the vicinity of Bljes.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20103, 24 November 1939, Page 7
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155FRENCH ADVANCE Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20103, 24 November 1939, Page 7
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