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Newspaper
Brisbane Courier Mail
Location
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Date
May 15, 1940
Page
1
Despatches describe full scale air operations and German motorised forces landing near Rotterdam. Dutch and Belgian defenses slow the advance as german columns reach Langstrent and Moerdijk Bridge, with Meuse and Albert Canal crossings reported. Allied response holds line near Liege and Antwerp amid volatile river and coastal actions.
Reports from the front describe intensified fighting as German forces push toward Sedan and Longwy, with evacuee actions around Sedan and heavy aerial bombing. Allied counter-moves include defending the Meuse line while German aims target Holland and the Zuider Zee dam. Brussels and Paris dispatches note ongoing engagements along the Moselle, Ardennes, and Meuse fronts, with German advances claimed near Namur and Charleville Mezieres.
War correspondents report 500 to 2000 tanks on both sides in a major clash in Belgium. French forces, aided by British units, push near St Trond while defending Liège from possible German advances. Dutch troops report German mechanised columns near Dordrecht and Tilburg. Queen Wilhelmina, in exile, vows the government will not capitulate.
London dispatch reports Italy's push toward war aims provoking mass demonstrations across cities. Rome and other hubs see students and crowds parading with anti Allied leaflets while Mussolini signals rallying support. British con sulate monitors tense campaigns as Italy edges closer to conflict with Britain and France.
Japanese protest to the Governor-General of the Netherlands East Indies details Dutch suppression of Japanese shops in Batavia and a prior Friday incident during a German parade. The note cites the Fatherland Club adopting a plan to search depots for hidden arms, with no change in index.
Parachute plans lead to warnings as air fitters sought in London with Australian ties. Germany urged to save 400 plater amid petrol price shifts and coal conference decisions discussed by the Presbyterian Assembly.
A Sadler's Wells Ballet Company group of 36 Australians fled Holland after dodging bombs in The Hague. Among them 16 year old Moya Fraser from Sydney described near misses, crowds of refugees, and travel by a small cargo ship to England. They recalled parachute troops and machine gun fire, seeking shelter in a hotel cellar and a perilous escape amid war’s horror.
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