Attempt Grab Greek King Cairo, May 26.
King George of Greece, ino message to the Greek people broad feast from here yesterday, said that tone of the main objectives of Ger. man parachute troops who opened the assault on Crete was to capture, the Greek Royal. family.
Parachulists who swarmed onto the island on May 20 landed in areas where the Royal House and Premier's Fesidence were located, he said.
"The first' Might of parachutists landed within afew hundred yards house, and began fighting King George said, "The main force of the enemy separated us from our troops; hence It was imperative for us to withdraw in order to frustrate their plans."
The Greek monarch, fleeing from (Crete, scrambled up mountains reach ing to an altitude of 7,000 feet pursued by German who once were only 800 yards distant, At one time, he id in caves under German aerial bombardments, but finally clambered on 2 mule'and reached n coastal town accompanied by two Britons, 'Maj. T. G. Heywood and Col, J.'H, Blunt, Maj.' Heywood told the United Press that many of the German para chutists bailing out over" Crete plunged to their death when their chutes fatled to open—United Press.
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