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RUMANIAN NEWS
›UMANIA is perhaps the richest prize in Europe for Hitler's armies if
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they can force their way into the country.
There are several ways
in, as shown on the map, but once in, the Carpathians stand like a wall. thousands of feet high profecting the oil and petrol deposits of the south. east districts. There is also the possibility of an invasion across the Bazablan plains, and rumeurs of a fantastle nature are already roaching us that the Germans may go down llis Danube In barges (o make a landing, The points on the frontiers over which invading armies, might cenie are marked on the map by arrows (German, black; Ruslan scored)..
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There are over three-quarters of a million Germans (Saxons and Swabiane) lying in Romania, The younger generation has been well. Inoculated with Insidious Nasf propaganda.
Bumania's greatest danser is her uncertain minority-altuption. The vast discontented Hungarian population of Transylvania, the equally un happy Enigame of the Dobrudzis, and the Busglans of Bencarabia, whose aspirations are not politically serious, are three sources of poible
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King Carol made several big tours of the fequttle areas in Bessarabla anel Transylvania and also in the Cernanti districts this January." He was warmly received wherever he went, but the Germans in Bucharest open. by ridicule the idea that the minorities would be faljhful to him in "lline **** of war
The internal polfites of Rumania during, the past few years have been bewilderingly uncerjain. One Prime Minister has followed another; one followed the coffin of his predecessor. When DL Calinescu was murdered by the Iron Guard. It has pover yet been established whether or not. the Germanswers.zmrzovalnia for this assassination
The Rumanians are a proud, homitable, patriotle and brave people, .. with great suplentions and an infinite capacity tárʻlütrigue." If Mifer trien to tako iiêir reuniry he will not find them asleep or afraid. They have been walling for litry ton years, with 1.800.000 men, well equipped and in good heart, vert
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This map shows what, size Fit manla would become If. Die minori ty claims against lier toere con- ceded, N
Spotting the Rank MAJOR-GENERAL
was
A Major-General commands a Division and holds direct appointments on headquar- tors staff. The rank originally Sergt.-Major-Gen- oral, hence the fact that it ranks below that of a Liout.- Coneral.
The majority of Major- Gonorals
are
speci- . ally selected from tho list of Brigo- diers com-
manding in- fantry bri- gades, but officers of
all arms are eligible for the various posts carrying the rank.
At the start of the wAT there were 97 holding the rank of Major-General in the Bri tish Army, and in the Royal Marinos, 26 in the Indian Army and three in the Torri- torial 'Army,
Pay: £2,087 a year for mar ried man; £2,029 for single
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Netherlands Overridden
BPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" BERLIN, May 19 (Domel)-With the evacuation of Zeeland Province by the Dutch troops, the entire Netherlands have now been bccupied by the Germany, Mond
NAZI OPERATES SECRET RADIO
DUENOS AIRES, May 10 (Reu- tor)A secret radio transmitter operated by German has been seized by the Argentinian authorities at Campana, 50 miles north-west-of- Buenos Aires, Ar
The authorities are also looking for another tragamitter.“
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