World: F. Y. I.

In Normandy British intelligence officers translated the captured report of a German Panzer division commander, written for the information of a commander moving in to replace him. Excerpt: "The enemy's incredibly heavy artillery bombardment is something new and terrible. The German Air Force is conspicuous by its absence. Only six German planes flew over our divisional area in four weeks—one and one-half planes per week."

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