The New Zealand officer now in Cairo sad that German parachute attack on Crete went o monotony that it was sheep.
It was stated in London tod: t the Germans had used over 1,000 troops-carrying planes, and that for the past two months they' had been moving dive-bombers and fighters from north-west Europe through the Balkans, They had not moved many heavy bombers to south-eastern Europe, but the great number of machines they were able to concentrate in Greece and the Italian bases in the Dodecanese completely outnumbered the small British force withdrawn from Greece to Crete Nazi Version The German High Command communique claims that German alpine troops in Crete are "pursuing the ge-treating enemy after severe fights" and have taken a large number of prisoners The communique adds Suda Bay, which had hitherto been defended by the British as an aerial base. has keen cleared of the enemy. "The German air fors y supported by bombers stukas yesterday and effectively ish positions on the Crete and so a patrol boat island."
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