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STRUMITZA VALLEY THRUST

SERBIAN Germans Seeking Access To Vardar Valley Important Units Shattered By Greek Defenders

DEFENCES TRIUMPH

Belgrade radio broad- cast a Yugoslav High Command communique last night stating:

"On all fronts the situation is in our favour. Enemy attacks have been repulsed with greatest vigour.

This is even admitted by

enemy radio station.

the

"Heavy losses were juflicted on the enemy.

"Our air force achieved spemel

enemy."-Reuter

(By Reuter's Diplomatic Correspondent)

THE STATEMENT IN THE GREEK OFFI- the CIAL COMMUNIQUE THAT THE YUGOSLAVS HAD FALLEN BACK ON THE GREEK LEFT WING, LEAVING IT "UNCOVERED," SUG- distinction in encounters with the GESTS THE GERMANS ARE PURSUING THE SAME STRATEGY IN THE BALKANS AS IN FRANCE, WHERE THEIR DRIVE AGAINST THE "HINGE" OF THE FRENCH AND BEL- GIAN LINES FORCED A WEDGE BETWEEN THE NORTH AND SOUTH ALLIED ARMIES WITH RESULTS WHICH THE WORLD KNOWS.

GERMAN RAID ON ULSTER

by the Ministry of Puble!

It would seem that the Germans are now The following joint attempting to establish themselves between communique was issued the Greeks and Yugoslavs by a lateral thrust Security for Northern Ire- along the Strumitza Valley which, if success- land and H.Q. R.A.F., ful, would give access to the Vardar Valley.

It might even be push- tos River "The following additional med to the Albanian bor formalion is available about the enemy air attack 011 an area in ders so as to link up with -Northern Ireland

Monday the Italians.

Northern Ireland:

01

In

night.

But conditions in France were The attack was carried out by

pre- small forces of bombers and went, very different from those on intermitently during the small vailing in Yugoslavia to-day.

France not only were there mag- hours of the morning.

A heavy burrage of A.A. Hreincent roads, which made travel was. maintained by the ground and transport easy, but food andĮ defence and one enemy bomber petrol were available at every vil-

lage and every crossroađ.

was shot down.

A number of fires was started, but the majority were extinguish- ed by morning. The number of casualties was small but unfor tunately a few were fatal." British Wireless.

QUIET ROUND BRITISH COAST

One enemy fighter was shot down in the Channel -yesterday.

In southern Serbia the roads are little better than tracks, and! both petrol and supplies will have to be carried with the ad. vance.

The Wedge

Also in France the wedge form- ed was so wide and strong that it was proof against Allied attempts lo eut across it.

In Yugoslavia its width limit by the capacity of the road. which is indeed small.

The Germans appear to have with Some initial success against the Serbs, and in the cir

were

in rubber boats caught in the crossfire of Greek forces and wiped out, reports the Athens correspondent of the Inde-

pendent French agency.

In Monday's fighting the Ger. man attacks were held and the Greeks counter-attacked at AC- veral points. THE GERMANS

OUT

GRAVE LEAK IN BLOCKADE

Striking allegations about trade between France and the colonies

SEVERAL HUNDRED were made by the Liberal

KILLED IN RAIDS ON BELGRADE

Several

hundred

were killed and about 3,000 injured in two days and two nights of bombing attacks on Belgrade, accord- ing to o despatch from Belgrade to the Vichy news agency.

The despatch says that the ministerial and industrial quar- ters, stations and the river port are in flames. Reuter.

M.P., Mr. Geoffrey Man- der, in the House of Com- mons yesterday.

In a question he suggested that weekly crossings between France and Africa average 70, that ships pass Gibraltar from Dakar, Morocco. Indo-China and Antilles largely unchallenged, and that Imports between October und February amounted to many tons of wine, meat, grain, peanut oll, fruit, fish, sugar, rum and cocoa.

He wanted to know what the British Government was doing to prevent such articles reach. ing the enemy.

MR. HUGH DALTON, MINIS- TER OF ECONOMIC WARFARE, WAS NOT PREPARED TO AC- CEPT ALL MR. MANDER'S STATEMENT AS ACCURATE BUT CONFESSED THE STATE OF AFFAIRS REFERRED TO GIVE GROUND FOR "GRAVE DISSATISFACTION."

Mr. Dalton added Britain in no her belligerent degree waived rights. Reuter.

BELGRADE ON THE AIR AGAIN

CARRIED WAVES OF ATTACKS

Belgrade radio station resumed tack. LASTING SIX HOURS AGAINST

last night at 9.15 PERIFORI FORT. THE GREEKS broadcasting DEFENDING WERE OUTNUM (GMT) after being silent since the initiation of the German at- BERED FIVE TO ONE,

Once the Germans suceceded in. getting a foothold in the fort, as. the Greek High Command com- munique states, but they w cre flung out after a violent struggle. Twelve Tanks Destroyed

Three attacks were made against the fort of Rupel the last of which was particularly heavy. Each Ume the Germans were forced to with- draw.

met cumstances this was to be expect Lisse were

ed.

EXPOSED TO THE WHIRL-

Twelve German tanks were des- troyed and severaf prisoners tak- en when attacks on the fort of repulsed, and elsc- where motorised units were wip- ed out by the Greeks, adds the

the East Anglian coast at midday, WIND ATTACK OF NAZI ME- correspondent.-Reuter.

A few bombs were dropped on causing little damage and no cas- ualties, states the Air Ministry.

There was no alert in London up to a late hour last night. Reuter.

ENGLAND'S RAID

ECASULTIES

Air raid casualties in Britain during March totalled 4,259 · civi- lians killed and 5,557, injured and detained in hospital, the Minister. of Home Security announced ycs- terdayReuter.

Of the Illed 1,936 were men, children 1,500 women, and under 16, and of the injured 3,067 and were men, 2,077 women

Remaining -413 children.

persons killed are not classifed. British Wireless AAA HOur

205

CHANISED FORCES, INADE- QUATELY EUIPPED WITH AND ANTI-TANK WEAPONS UNABLE TO COUNT ON EF- FECTIVE AIR SUPPORT, THE SERBIANS APPEAR TO HAVE HAD A CRUEL BAFTISM OF FIRE.

But they are tough and full of fight, with marvellous recupera- carly to attach undue importance five powers. It is therefore too

to German claims-Router.

Italian Denial

It was emphatically denied

in Rome that Yugoslav troops

ILLUSTRIOUS AWARDS

BIX OFFICERS OF THE AIR- CRAFT-CARRIER ILLUSTRIOUS GALLANT SERVICES AGAINST HAVE BEEN DECORATED FOR

ENEMY AIRCRAFT," ACCORD- [ING TO LAST NIGHT'S "LON-

DON GAZETTE,"

Illustrious was hit seven times when dive-bombed in the Medi- have occupied Elume, Zara-terranean during January-but| and Scutari, says Rome radio.

succeeded in reaching base. Germans Wiped Out One officer receives the D.S.O.

and one receives

this a bar to Several hundred German troops decoration, while the remaining attempting to move down the Nes-four receive the D.S.C-Reuter.

The announcer, stated that the service would be resumed.--Reu- ter.

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