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Panzer units are in effect armored cavalry. After the break-through they move out ahead of the infantry to outflank the enemy and to reach and harass his rear. They influence the direction of the enemy's retirement, but all important is pressure by the masses of infantry...
...London Financial News and an intimate of Lord Beaverbrook. As such he replaced Economics Adviser Sir Horace Wilson, Chamberlain's Man Friday and chief traveling companion on the great appeasement junkets. A scathing critic of Munich, Mr. Bracken since break of war used his Financial News to harass the now ousted Chancellor of the Exchequer Sir John Simon-created Viscount Simon last week-for not spending fast enough on British armament. Conservative Party whips used to call Brendan Bracken "The Red-Headed Beast," last week found him suddenly installed as Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Prime Minister...
...Japanese Army communiqué, the spring drive was finally said to have "wiped out ten Chinese divisions." But out of a welter of Chinese and Japanese claims it appeared fairly certain this week that the Chinese were nimbly scattering whenever the Japanese attacked in force, immediately re-forming to harass the Japanese flanks and rear. Specifically the Chinese claimed capture of 52 pieces of Japanese artillery, 54 tanks, 100 Japanese Army trucks...
...certain that even the capitulation of Norway will bring Germany much in the way of material gains," he remarked, adding, however, that new bases along the coast of Norway from which to attack naval bases in Scotland and harass British commerce would be a great advantage to the Nazis, if Norway falls...
...were expected to make their next stand. The eastern end of the Mannerheim Line would eventually have to be abandoned also, with that part of the Finnish Army probably retreating to join the forces north of Lake Laatokka. Apparently the Finns hoped, by thus splitting their Isthmus army, to harass the Russian rear with guerrilla tactics, keep the Russians too busy to organize a drive on Helsinki before spring...