The Archive · 1940

German Denial

Berlin, June 21.

The oficial German news agency, DNB, today denied British reports from Kaunas, Lithuania, claiming that German troop "movements had been sighted in East Prussia.

"omeial German sources," D.N.B, "categorically announce that there have been no German tr0o} /movements on the Lithuanian border.

Quoting German. political circles, the news agency said the British reports were obviously "an attempt to convince the British public that Russo-German incidents can be pected since references. to American help apparently are no longer of any avail!"=United Press.

Son Stn Stas ieee Wie Sasa Many West Surreys Given Decorations wea tena tal Sie" a a Serr ni ott edh Arms Given Up Quietly incidents occurred and the French troops laid down their arms quietly, raising no trouble with the Swiss." Stray units did wish to return to France to fight on, but their officers, compelled to recognise the desperate plight of their men, who were hungry. injured in many cases, and almost without ammunition, d cided they had no choice but to stay.

Among the interned soldiers are many former members of the Inter-al Brigade which fought in and a large number of Aus emigres, who left their native land upon the advent of Hitlerism.

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