The Archive · 1940

Nazi Troops in Polish Carpathia

Russian-Occupied Galicia Filling With German

Techni us; Ruthless Soviet "Purge" Reported Cernauti, Jan, 23. N the night of January 14-15, the night that German troops marched into Soviet-occupied Poland, the Soviet Radio add-rossed the population in the Polish and Ukr ian languages asking them to remain absolutely calm, well-informed circles here assert, It is known that a part of the German forces are remaining for the present in Lwow, while other detachments left on January 15 for a destination eastward, 'A Soviet officer declared to a traveller that the destination of this train was Virochta, in the Polish Carpathians at a point near the juncture of the Polish, Rumanian and Hungarian frontiers.

Other available Information reveals the arrival in Eastern Galicia German technicians.

Tndieations Head to the belief that Germany may be seeking to benefit by the Soviet difeuities In Finland by bringing about large-scale military collaboration between the two Greek Ship Sunk By Torpedo The Dullder of the German Siegfried me, the prominent engineer, Herr Todt, who also is noted for his work on Germany's famed express roads that ut through the Reich from border to border, was expected to arrive Inthe Soviet occupied Poish elly of Lwow on the evening of January "22, well-Informed sources here assert, This report takes on special signifeance through the entry into Galicia by German troops and technicians, This fact, in the eyes of observers, would seem to in-lento that the Reich Is preparing to extend an active hand to Russia in the development of thave areas Reds "Purge" Galicia Bucharest, Jan. 23.

a monster pure, the Soviet authorities are. arresting from 20 to 100 people a day in Eastern Gall-cla, well-informed sources here as-Tu one week 2009 Polish off-disappear from Lwow, This Is not all that Is threatening the Inhabitants of Red-occupied Poland as hunger has now been added to the ist of enemies, and the residents of Eastern Galicia ave seriously close to starvation, the reports added, Food prices are rocketing and some instances have reached enormous figures, One kilogram of butter, for example, now costs from 10 to 80 roubles as against two roubles at the end of September.

As q result of the lack of able bodied mon, "due to the wholesale arrests, disappearances, and exile into the interior of Russia of working men, all the manual Tabour is: now being done in Lwow by women, who have even (aken over such tasks a8 stroet~ swooping and sanitary work—Havas, London, Jan. 23.

The Admiralty has announced the following casualties as a result the sinking of the flotilla leader Grenville (1485 tons): "Ofleers: eatualtics. Ratings: eight killed and 73 missing and presunied—dead—(ota) 81 men."

It Is oMelally announced that His Majesty's trawler Valdora is overdue and must be presumed to have been sunk.

Nine members of the crew of the Danish steamer Tekin (1,409 tons), which sank off north-east Scotland fon Sunday, were landed at Bergen Fast night, says an Oslo message, 'The ship' is said to have been torpedoed by a German U-boat, which wirelessed for assistance for the crew. Nine men are still miss-

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