The Archive · 1939

How Fighting Broke Out

One of many high Czech military oficais who have taken refuge here {old Reuter that Aghting broke out Chust after the receipt of Hungarian ultimatum, "He ead mem? bers of the Young Usrainin sil principally composed of youths, anded "the Army's "weapons" and equipment, In the end, he clared, the "emeers gave over practically everything and loft" for Sighet Tu {he meantime, the officer continued, Ukrainians were in the streets with ie, vainly trying to hold the pro-

He added that the Ukrainians would have "welcomed the Germans, but were determined to ght the Hungarians, "though they -had not the

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