CHESTER TIMES, CHESTER, PA.

THE DIE IS CAST

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TURNED ACAINST Britain, these giant railway guns constantly threaten life "nd properly across the Channel. They mode their PPC early In the war when French mhtanc* w collapsing. (InlcrTwHonnl)

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BIG COAST GUNS, of which this is a typical example, add to the deafening roar of battle as they blast at targets many miles off shore. The typa here shown is good for a 10 to 15 mile range. (International) N an 8000 mile perirriiler about his "Fortress Europe," Hitler has provided his huge defense forces with strategically located walls of concrete and steel. Our Allied leaders know well just what our invading forces faceand where 1 Whatever may or may not be the merits of the much-discussed giant rocket gun, any general check-up would include an assortment of ferro-con,crete forts; gigantic guns; floating island* bristling with mines, barbed wire entanglements of ingenious constructionsome electrically wired; and whatever may be left of the Luftwaffe which many believe may show considerable strength in a crisis.

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ALONG THE ENEMY'S strongly protected coasts are thousands of tha squatty pill boxes from which anti-aircraft guns operate in revolving turrets. They are long since familiar to Allied fliers who made daily | visits to key coastal areas. - . . - - - (InfernatiowJ) j

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AITHOU&H BIOCK-BUSTMS find these huge concrete bastions a perfect target, Hitler uses them as a last ditch defense and in them are mounted the naval-type rifles pictured her*. (International) j

Heavy truck hauls troops, supplies to bnttlefronts. .fi(WMihr>r mncliino trtm ponctrntcs armor, plnne1.", ship?.

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Infantry uses flame thrower to HMktank*' "

Half-track carries 10 men 'nnd / naehiM gum or *nnoti>

Raznnkn tcnorks out tanks, pillboxet, penetHU** bri wall*.

VVr.atilo jeep carries |>orsonnpl, , mounu light gun*.

I n f n n l r y ..'15 e.iliher . t o m m y - g u n used Against ground troops*

T rained troops laekle touph terrain on motorcycles.

Hand j? renade is close-rp.njira weapon against enemy troop*.