The Archive · 1940

Victories Described

Sofia, Nov. 23, in addition to Koritza's capture and the "great victory" of the Argyrocastron sector, the Greek radio, heard here yesterday, said that only one route was left open for Italian retreat. That route was towards the town of Valona, the radio report said.

'The Greek Army had encountered little resistance, and the Italians are retreating along the entire front, according' to the broadcast.

The alin defeat at Koritza, where seven Italian defending divisions Were routed, was termed "indescribable." One entire Italian motorized unit was annihilated, and hundreds -of vehicles -atë strewn Sat te roadside, the radio report upon hundreds of Ttalians have Beet taken prisoner, and k vast number of cannohb and machine guns and ólhet war miaterials, including several luxurious staff cars, were captured at Koritza," it was declared.

When the Greeks marched into Koritza at 146 p.m, yesterday they were greeted "by men, women, and children with tears in their eyes, kissed strewed flowers United Press.

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