The Archive · 1940

Greeks Welcomed

Koritza, Nov. 23, Civil authorities of Koritza, Albanian city.

The officials met a detachment of clearly defied stages are distinguishable in the progress the air war during the first year, writes a correspondent of the "Observer." First there was the period of partial activity which followed the declaration of war in September, second the Norwegian campaign, third the battle of France culminating in the Dunkirk evacuation, and fourth the battle of Britain.

"The partial activity of the early months was concerned almost entirely with attacks by the enemy on our shipping and with leaflet dropping and reconnaissance flights by ourselves. There was, at the outset, the raid on German warships at Brumsbilttel, but apart from that there was to large-scale bombing. jērs reported the people were promis of Koritzà were practically over} at their entrance since in-

starving as resült of the long siege.

Enemy Chased As Greek infantry completed the Occupation of Koritza, fast cavalry supported by armoured cars pursued ihe retreating. Italians northward. Great quantities of war materials mere captured in Koritza and its vicinity, "The entire Koritza sector is now in 9 hands of the Greeks, accord-thg preliminary reports. One Ser detachment yesterday pur-hate Italians northward anā force penetrated and occu-n def values che my face ai Soviet Deny German tne K said it was aufliórized to state that a report carried in the "Hamburger Fremdenblatt," Hamburg newspaper, that Hungarys adherence to the Axis pact was "reached with the ce-operation arid full approval-of the Soviet Union does mot correspond with facts in "United Press.

Washington, Nov. 21. Philippine loyalty to the United lates in the event of war in the Fat pied the gorge dividing the Morova heights.

Occupation of the gorge com: pletely cut off the mountain where the remaining Italian defenders were holding out. The Italians on the mountain were said to have surrendered, leaving the entire Koritza sector in Greek hands.—United Commiuni¢ations Cut they in solution of c problems.

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