The Archive · 1941

RAP. Aiding Greeks

RAF, fighters and bombers yes: terday "were aiding the Greeks to hold mountain passes as the tury of German attacks intensified, British planes were bombing and machine-gunning long lines of Nazi Panzer divisions which "moved through the valleys, "particularly those valleys above the Struma, The and tank. columns, 'Yugoslav planes, recording to. the German News Agency. raided Pecs. the Hungarian industrial and. com: merch contr, at noon yesterday. and Teg elated "that Hungarian' antic fire rate defences shot down "one Yusoslav plane.

Ports like Rupel and Uslt, which tae bee Rolding out sgn fect German acinus, Consist Strong' hain of pill Boxes dug into ihe Wooded bit sides. They form part of the. Mitaras me "which Manned by crack Gros roope whose moti 2 Geath ater Brtch ger planes throughout the day yesterday wer said to have been checkmating German dive Dombers "attacking the "mountain 'The Greek communique "announeing evacuation of western Thrace was not surprising as it was part of the general plan envisaged before hostilities began, 'The plan was to shorten the Greek lines, although it fives the' Germans a' foothold the Aegean,

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