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Paris, May 14 (UP) - Parachute troops were reported here today to have been dropped in the gardens of Laeken Palace in Brussels where King Leopold and this mother, Queen Elizabeth, were said to be living. the report said that Belgian guards “took care” of the invaders.
What a historic day! The French are basically waving the white flag when they see the Nazi panzer divisions storm out of the Ardennes and take Sedan. Sort of funny the so called “expert” writing for the Times does not get it thinking any German thrust from Sedan from the coast will be vulberable to attacks on the flank but the Nazis are so fast the Allies will not be able to do anything except one attempt at Arras. Churchill reaching out to FDR for aid including destroyers. FDR will sit on his arse thinking the Brits are finished. (Good old papa Kennedy will be whispering in FDRs ear the Brits are going down)
The proud free french were definitely not journalist.
European Nations Want Military Type Tube, Manufacturer Says
European Nations are seeking the bullet-proof inner tube developed for use on United Sates Army motorized units and recently released for exports said, John L. Collyer, president of the B.F Goodrich Company, disclosed here yesterday. He declined to reveal what foreign powers were involved.
My. Colyer said the tubes were a military adaptations of the tubes marketed by the company for passenger-car use. Triple layers of special rubber compounds, he explained, the innermost of which is semi-viscous, give the military tube the ability to seal holes made by machine-gun and rifle bullets on moving wheels without considerable loss of air pressure. He said the military tube was too heavy for passenger-car service.
Interesting the technology is already released for export, declines to release names of interested countries. I would think this is an interesting marketing approach. He makes specific reference to machine gun holes and rifle hoses. I am into jeeps and have never seen references to this technology, maybe was in heavier vehicles. Wonder if it was adopted by the military?
Hmmm, according to the NY Times map, the Maginot Line extended from the coast way up to Luxemburg.
The French could only wish it were so, many things would have been different.
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