London, Apr. 20.
ESPITE the undiminished ferocity of German attacks, the Greek and British and Imperial Forees are continuing to inflict heavy losses on the enemy, according to the latest dispatches from Northern Greece.
While the Greeks officially claim to have. successfully carried out a retiring movement without being impeded, the Australian and New Zealand Forces on the right flank are reported not only to be repelling the Germans but to be staging violent counter-oon sane pany dees ports and the arrival of lorry loads Jot German: prisoners, 'A government spokesman said that Jon the "German front there was no progress by the enemy on Friday."
The Athens radio, at 945 p.m, yes~ terday, said the front was not broken fat any'polnt and that Greeks counter~ attacked in the Grevena area, push-jing the Germans back somewhat, The RAF. actively was bombing IGerman reaps, and German casual~ les were heavy, the radio sald—United Press.
Allacks Resisted vote in mashing counter-attack 12 Greeks have fung tne Germans
HRS ita centr actor of the Mace-Alonian front. This news was given oth uy the Athens ato, which MMSSue troops have been gently heartened: by this positive. success the "blow "was delivered "inthe Gravena area, north of alambok, tthore Noel Hordes are, seeking, t0 reste through the mountaing Into the Digs of central Greece Greek troops have brought pat cularly heavy pre ture 49 bear Germans in this sector, "As a result S'Grectedetensive, the Germans were forced to witharay a certain "ise '"Today (Saturday), Information from the "front, "presents a satisfactory Military "picture from. the Allied point of view," the Greek announcer Sédea. The Germans have suffered xtrornely "heavy. casualties, Thele ced and wounded strew the]
Avatratiang and. Now Zealanders ave tally. dietingulshing themselves by repelling oncoming Germans and saunter-attacking them. They spread ante and havoc among the Germa "Hn Abani, allan attacks were, tual rebuied," the announce British bombers maintained a continuous attack on communications and tims on Friday, dempito unfavour~ Sie weather. states -a__ communique sued. in. Athens last night Bombs Were observed. to. burst among 0 Number of Wransport. concentration, 'Atte same time," Brllsh fighters fnvvied out offensive patrols, TWO planes' filed" to return Reuter, Lines Not Penetrated Athens, Apr. 20, British and Greek forces were hold ug ayainst the German armoured tide all fronts yesterday, said both the Brilish and Greek commands, The British Command declared that Anglo-Greek lines have not been penetrated. A Greek spokesman said German motorized units were unable to advanen in western Macedonia.
Meanwhile, spirits of Athenians soared because of increasingly favour= able reports from the front, (Although the British announce. ment that Germans had captured the entire Allied second main defence fine in the Mount Olympus sector, had captured Larissa and burst through to the plains of Thessaly, observers said withdrawal of the Anglo-Greeke line did not mean the Jine had been penetrated.)
"Enemy motorized columns, which penetrated Western Macedonia by the Monastir region, made no. progress yesterday (Friday), said the Greek London, Apr, 20, 'A. new defence line,' to. which [British forces in Greece withdrew Friday, resisted repeated German saults and remained intact, according to a communique issued here yester-Jday at 5 pin, Position of the new line was not announced, but German claims indi-[cated the British may have withdrawn Jover 30 miles south from Mount Olympus.
The British rear guard threw back German armoured units and infantry attacks, permitting the main army to [maintain the entire front intact, said The Allies were putting up formid~ Jable resistance at all points from. Mount Olympus and Chimarra, de~ spite German claims of capture of Mount Olympus and Larissa, said British reports—United Press, German Claims berlin, Apr, 20, German motorized units yesterday were reported fanning down the val~ Heys leading to the plains of Tessaly, jatter capture of strategic Larissa, Principal immediate objective appeared to be the Greek towns of Vole DNB, played up the fall of Larissa jas @ success of the greatest magni tude, "In addition to it being a key: Fall" and road junction, said the agency, it was the principal base of the BEF.—United Press, British Hold Initiative in Libya Cairo, Apr. 20, Imperiat Forets in Lita are still keeping. the initiative from the "HauancGerman forces, while bombers and fighters of the and the Royal "Australian Ale Roves have tive the enemy no rest, They Have Beem in" action" from: dawn dia, coreying out lowe diving ate leeks against German concentrations and destroying hundreds of vehicles, The offensive is site being taken vy! mote uriis, which Nove arid Sollum, a ott "fortes found' Tobruk an
Tobrule, the British defences are sated 0! have checked the Gers rman drive eastwards Renter, Nazis Deny Intent To Bomb Athens London, Apr. 20.
While declaring that Britain's dis-Jelosure of an Tlalian plan to drop British bombs in the Vatican City if Germany raids Athens and Cairo. is} Jan old British trick, the German radio self-righteously asserts that Germany has too much respect for historical Jana valuable Greek sites to have any intention to bomb "Athens, "It adds that Mfr, Winston Churchiit can be sure that as soon as the frst bomb drops on Rome, Itely will follow [Germany's plan fo administer hundred-fold reprisals on Britain for all bombing of Germany's cultural een The Greeks also stopped an Italian delve near Argyroeastvon, said the spokesman,
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