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BISMARCK SHATTERED BY AERIAL
TORPEDOES: OFFICIAL
OFFICIAL STORY
Former China Squadron Ships Play Big Part
How the Bismarck was tirelessly dogged by British cruisers, including the Suffolk, formerly of the China squa- dron, and how fleet air arm craft attacked the Giant Nazi Battleship with such persistency that she was put out of commission by aerial- torpedoes before the finishing blow was administered, is described in a detailed Admir alty communique issued last night in London.
Australian Labour Declaration
CANBERRA, May 27 (Reu- ter)-Australian Labour u animously rejected the idea of forming a Coalition Government at a meeting to-day.
Mr John Curtin, the Labour
It tells the story of the original discovery of the Bismarck at Bergen in Norway and how firstly the Hood and the Prince of Wales chased her and scored damaging hits before the Hood was sunk and the Prince of Wales slightly damaged. The communique then details the successful efforts of the British Navy and Fleet Air Arm to maintain contact with the Bismarck until she was finally trapped and sunk 400 miles west of Brest.
It is believed that H.M.S. Dorsetshire ad- ministered the coup de grace to the Bismarck. The cruiser was ordered to "sink the battleship with torpedoes." The communique says. Leader, suld that they believed that
"Air reconnaissance their present co-operation was more
by Norfolk (Capt. A. J. L. Phillips. effective in helping the war effort. Coastal Command aircraft re- R.N.), wearing the flag of Rear- A "National Government," as a poli-vealed that a German battleship Admiral W. R. Wake-Walker. tical formula, would not add a scrap and a cruiser, which had pre- and H.MS. Suffolk (Capt. R. M. viously been located in Bergen. Ellis, R.N.) were ordered to Norway, had sailed. Certain take up position in the Denmark dispositions were, therefore: Straits. ordered and as a result H.M.S.
to Australia's united determination to win the war, he said.
Labour is pledged to give and is giving all in the struggle for human liberty.
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"Away
She Goes!"
An artist's impression of the battleship Bismarch, pride of the German navy, which has been sunk by atrial torpedoes and British gun fire.
Reckless Nazis Thousands
Landing in
Crete Cost of Casualties
Special to the "Telegraph"
Crete despite the staggering losses of planes shot down or crashed, or shot up on the ground, and LONDON, May 27 (UP). The Germans are throwing in reinforcements on the island of
are frantically clearing the Maleme aerodrome after each R.A.F. attack. The casualties involved in the efforts to get the air borne troops to land must be bigger than those in the actual fighting. "On the evening of May 23, Rear-
It is not known definitely how many air borne Admiral Wake-Walker reported divisions have thus far been used because in this sort of sighting an enemy force of one
into and une cruent proceding battle, prisoners are very few, but it is considered Vivid
-at-high-speed-southwestward.—Visl—-
bility in the Denmark Straits was probable that at least three divisions have been engaged,
and and extremely variable. The
range of the enemy was only six regardless of the parachute troops and specialists who Part
when sighted and storms
mist at times reduced vialbility to one
of snow and sleet and patches of were landed from planès.
mile.
Shadowed By Night "Despite dimculties of visibility, the Norfolk and Suffolk shadowed the enemy successfully throughout the night.
"Meanwhile other units of the Royal Navy, were taking up disposi- tons at high speed with the view to intercepting the enemy and bringing him to action with our heavy forces. "In the early morning of May 24, H.M.S. Hood (Capt
B. Kert, R.N.),
wearing the flag of Vice-Admiral L
Prelude To
Invasion
Of Egypt?
Defenders Forced Back
The reckless reinforcement of Ger-i man air borne spearhead in the face of bitter opposition from R.A.F. long range bombers and fighters, forced the British
defences back foot by foot to- vard Conea and Suda Bay.
Story of Navy's Crete Battle
in
("Reuter's" Special Correspondent with
the Mediterranean Fleet)
ALEXANDRIA, May 27, (Reuter)-Further details of the tra British Navy's participation in the homeric battle for the island of Crete reveal the greatest struggle of all time between air Authoritative circles made no at-and sea forces, in which battle we lost two cruisers and four tempt to conceal the seriousness of
the situation and admitted that the destroyers. earlier original penalration of
of the British Ines would be important
un-
Owing to the lack of all fighter
fight their way along Crete's
E. Holland, with H.MS Prince of New Nazi Thrust the arrival of new troops, forcing the northern const relying mainly
Wales (Capt. 3. C Leach) in com- pony, made contact with the enemy. Action - ናንድ immediately begun. During the ensuing engagement, the Bismarck received damage and was at one time seen to be on fire.
"The Hood, as already announced, received a bit in the magazine and blew up. The Prince of Wales sustained sight damage.
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Pursuit Kept Up "The chase was continued on southwesterly course with the Nor- TURN to Back Page, Column 5
Bomber Fund Passes $2,000,000
less the defenders were able to re-air support, our ships had to slore the lines by counter-attack; however,
the pressure increased with bitter admission that the British took on their own A.A. fire with the up positions farther back.
sky literally filled with a con- The Germans were hardly able to unleash a steam roller advance ilke tinual, stream of Nazi planes of the one which swept through Greece every conceivable type. from Salonika to
to Corinth because When the air-borne invasion- took tank, and apparently unable to land place on the morning of Moy 20,
artillery mountain guns, and General Freyberg Aegean Sea to cover the beaches In larger than 97 mm British naval forces entered the himself is receiving reinforcements the Canca and Candia regions, but of men and materials.
they withdraw when there were no But well-informed quarters admit signs of enemy ships. that it is a bitter pill to have to fall Informed circles said that the buck in the, face of purely, air borne
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH CAIRO, May 27 (UP). It is officially reported that a small Axis column led by tanks and supported by air, battled its way across the Egyptian frontier and advanced several miles along the top of the Sollum es- curpment.
{stated that it
they were
pare the defences.
Canca Re-Attacked
K
Juno Sunk
During the night of May. 20, about
forces but they were easily repelled, and at least three of them were sunk
During the withdrawal through the
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U.S. Told France Will
Not Surrender Feet
British troops still held the town of forces; when the defenders had al- Sollum and have succeeded in slow-ready controlled the terrain for six ing down the Axis advance. The months and had ample time to pre-eight E-boals attacked the British operation is continuing.
Commenting on
the Middle East command communique which ad- mitted the advance, informed cireles CAIRO, May 27 (UP).-A General Straits of Kaso, the British destroyer a similar leadquarters communique states that Juno was hit by a stick of bombs resembled thrust made three weeks ago which the Germans, supported by Intensive TURN to Back Page, Column 3 the defenders successfully repulsed. bombing, reattacked West Canen The Axis troops involved are be- yesterday evening, enlarging thei Munificent Gifts lieved to be predominantly Germans, penetration of the British lines and British Headquaclors stated that it forcing a withdrawal to new post- Donated To-day was too early to tell whether it was
tions in the
in the rear. German reinforce. Thanks to a second munificent Axis invasion of Egypt, but pointed Ing continues.
the opening gun in the long awaited ments continue to land and the fight- contribution of $100,000 from out that only a small number of the No Sea Borne Troops the Hongkong & Shanghai{enemy is involved thus far.
LONDON, May 27 (UP)--An Ad-1 Banking Corporation; $25,000
Tobruk Unchanged
miralty communique states that the. from the Taikoo Dockyard & There is no change in the situn- Royal Navy in the Eastern Meditor-
Special to the "Telegraph” Engineering Company of Hong-tions at besieged Tobruk or Iraq ac.ranean has prevented any sea borne
cording to the communique.
landings on Crete to date, and has kong and $10,000 from Sir!
WASHINGTON, May 27 (UP)The French Ambassador, Vandeleur and Lady Grayburn,that British bombers had attackco the two troop convoys which it is France will not surrender the fleet nor her colonial empire to
An RAF communique reported
simultaneously inflicted heavy losses M. Henry-Haye, to-day delivered to the State Department a on enemy transports. In addition to note from the Vichy Government renewing their pledge - thúk (also a second contribution) the the harbour at Benghazi setting are already announced were broken up. total of the Bomber Fund has to railway eidings Other R.A. well and truly passed the $2, off the North African constant-boats, while additional E-boats, the United States that collaborn- ed.
aircraft attacked in Axis merchant- Iitish submarines sank two cniques Germany.
Britain, M. Henry-Hayo' declared taden with German troops and two ,000,000 mark, the total this the aerodrome at Scorpante
The note is intended to assure fint had been Vichy's stand for the
past 11 mon.ha and it was unchang morning having reached the Island, RAF, bombed the German- were damaged. figure of $2.114,941.48.
Civilian Losses Slight
France Intends to protest against; held aerodrome at Mosul on Monday
tion with Germany has nat As a result one of the biggest setting fire to bull's stated that the ferocity of the German military armistice.
Moscow from Texas with a cargo CAIRO, May 27 (Router) Despite exceeded the terms of the the British seizure of the all tankeri
Sheherazada, which, was proceeding Instalments will be 'cabled to the General Headquartoys British Government Immediately, heavy, rains are impeding the mop and air attack on Crete, where hand- Aaked, whether or not the note of oil, aut the protest will probably particulars of which will be given ping up operations against the shat-to-hand fighting continues unabated, pledged that France would not take be delivered through the American to-morrow.
|tered Itallin army in Ethiopia,
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