The Archive · 1941

More Nazis Land

Cairo, May 31, The Germans are still landing reinforcements now that they have got more room round Maleme, and heavy fighting continues, according to authoritative military quarters here, It is pointed out that the situation at various points is naturally very confused after nine days' hard fighting, accompanied by severe dive-bombing, and communications are, therefore, very difficult, British forces, howe are stated to be still holding Heraklion, which the Germans claim to have captured, People who have returned to Egypt from Crete all shy that if the Freyberg is "Alive and

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