So Major-Gen. Freyburg had asked that the few remaining fighters should be Sent to Egypt to-aval useless loss of life among' the pilots who. had Axis Naval Prisoners Brought to England By Reurm's Commsroxoeer London, Oct, 11.
The, warship on which 'T returned to Britain brought another party of Axig naval prisoners, consisting of 26, Germans and 86 Tiallans, The Germans were part of the grew of the German freighter Prank= fort, intercepted after she left Tio a Janeiro some months oxo." Tholt ranks included one American citizen et German origin, who joined the Frankfort's, crow voluntarily. As a member of the crew of an enemy vessel there 1g no alternative but t0 bring him back with ts.
"The Germans were a truculent Tot doclating that Britain would not ast more than ano year, after which, at the latest, the war' would be over, and we should be prizaners. while they Would be free.
Glad to be Out of It The Ialians, on the contrary, were frankly Jubilant tobe out of the war and worked with 9 will at anything they were given to do, such as scrubbing and "cleaning As they Worked inay were always singing: or Jaughing.
'Axis officers' received exactly tne same food as British officers, and Sere, allowed on the quarter-deen every morning and evening Uiner ranks received the "same food equivalent British ranks, The last, we saw of the prisoners was as they marched along the jetty to the train, which would take them 10 a prison' camp.—Reuter.
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