Very severe fighting ts going on azonnd Maleme and Canea in the plain between these two cities in Crete, Sate authoritative military circles in Chiro. The "Germans continue to lund troops at Maleme and the solation, i extious rhe Germans are suffering very heavy tosses but they never care about Josses if they. can aci.ieve their object tand the question is how Jong are they diving to continue pouring men and threat "nto Crete.
troops arriving are not parachutists but alreberne troops landing in cartier planes. onthe -Maleme acrodronir. which is littered with wreckage of Burnt-out_ planes.
Messages received here from Crete contain little more information than that, contained in communiques.. It fs clear that the centre of the battle fs east of Maleme. In the rest of the Island "German resistance remains nly in a couple of centres including one near Retimo on the coast west of Canea.
Despite the ferocity of the German paratively light, ae n Cairo.
children and old men evacuated before-hai to the hills Which offered excellent protection. The li sides around Maleme and Suda are littered with parachutes giving an appearance {yom 3 distance of fallen 'A. British oticer has been details: off to struct Greek troops in the art combatting the parachutist troops. which continue (0 drop in large numbers.
'An officer from Crete says that the 'Cretans' courage is beyond praise. They have not been armed. but many already possessed muskets or old Files which they supplemented with Tommy-guns taken from parachutists,
closely with the British. scouting Mountain folk ao, ce-operating villages and reporting the presence of Dickels of German troops and Indicating the shortest routes leading 10, the capture of the enemy.
The. youth of Crete is largely absent. since the majority of th Cretan division which went to Greece fought with great valour and died oF were captured and did not return te Grete. "However the youngsters and the old men are giving a good account of themselves. Despite the heav; bombing "of Suda Ba: the Cretar cockers fe undaunted and are working day and night, resting only during aireraids—Reuter.
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