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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1940
Page
3
Debates rage over Allied defenses as German forces push along a front from Antwerp to Sedan. Paris asserts strong resistance as a pocket forms near Rethel, with Paris under military precautionary control amid intensified fighting northeast of the capital.
The writer notes Allied airmen are under a harsh strain and need rest while Germans can still deploy fresh airmen. The piece argues the Allies may have reserves and that German tempo requires slowing. It portrays Hitler risking all in a decisive blitzkrieg gamble with a vast, perfected fighting machine.
The article notes mechanized thrusts with light tanks and armored cars aided by planes, while Hitler bets heavily on air superiority to win the blitzkrieg. It says the German air arm has not yet been fully tested and that the outcome could shape Europe’s future, as Allied air forces have so far held their own amid bitter sky battles.
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