1941-04-21 — Page 39

THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 21, 1941.

CHINA MAIL

WINDSOR HOUSE

BALKAN EPIC

In some respects the events dramatically pro- ceeding on their course in the Balkans are dread- fully familiar: The fero- cities, the falsehoods, the savageries are all the same. Through the fire and smoke and menda- cities of Nazi warfare, it is not always easy to make a clear picture; but the plan and purpose, at least, are reasonably clear. Another "Dunkerque" on' the shores of the Aegean, i Herr Hitler has promised it; and it is well to have! that much down in black' and white. For now w are to witness the perfor- mance which, this time, may be another matter.

There are going to be great losses and may be reverses but this time. there are going to be nol paralyzing disasters to the spirit and, it may be. 110 disasters even uponi the ground. For the at tack has been fully fore seen: its probable shape j and power have been fully studied in the light of all

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the little neutral is back- ed by a powerful British army on the ground, Bam French thoroughly trained.

thoroughly equipped commanded by a strate- gist of proved ability who would not have led them to that terrain unless he had seen there the out- lines of possible victory.

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I love tre remote from the real been given to me by the few sui

a farm bauern. village. My pleasures were centre of the major strug-vivors at is evident

my garden and lishing. In Sep- gle, where its positions

the history of these aetior case, the battery into postion. We make tender, 1939, I lett, Talf of cours to be written the ordinary French Contact with English troops, wht age and hope.

inte are not of the best, its soldier will lose nothing of hi

13 give us biscits. chocolate and¦ "Cr May

We went We stayed ther a comagens fight cigarettes, as we have had noth-Belgium, and communications poor and eputation as

fighting. ing to eat for a long time. ALB

five days without for the terrain adverse. It is

Here are three stories of the P.11. we get on wider to KO to Then we returned to France.

"We arrive at Valenciennes and a theatre in which it rage of these men from Bou- Braydunes, near the coast.

Jogne.

MAY 29-At 6 am. ominous ally stands ever Dai, Valenciennes, and

Dunkirk, Lille,

We set up fall into fighting positions at the is near. We Cam- our battery in the sand dunes and station, as the enemy for their horne We more menacingly in its bra who fought

are heavily bombarded from cross the town. Impossible to get At 3 pm, We get an through. It is crowded with rear: ahead, there is no tanks swarmed over the defences. order to move nearer

towns and villages until the Nazi the air.

Dunkirk. fugees. In the morning we leave decisive prize to be

reads The Colonel

As an order the town.

franes' which says that we have to de- "Our group of 'corps achieved for even a

that there is (guerillas) take fend Dunkirk and

in part

the

At orice battle.

we fall on Ta complete victory and an- The first is from the Beld diary no hope of us being embarked.

The men just look a bit prim- enemy line, and in a few minutes other "Dunkerque" in the of a major of the 86th Infantry

to Regiment of the 7th Army a mer, but accept it as they have our corps frunes is reduced Balkans would not break 1914-18 veteran who wrote: urcepted every other order.

half. The wounded are carried MAY 30.--Fighting "When we arrived in front of

day away. We reform into a com the grip of sea power and

Dunkirk and took up our posi long in cooperation with the Eng-pany. would leave the enemy tons we received orders to de-lish.

six At 10 p.m. we swing our "We hold the Aring line

Under inces- citadel unbreached-but fend the lines to the last man. battery 96 degrees and fire inland days. Little food.

Each section Reader it is a theatre in which definite and precise erders, and

was given towards Bergues.

sant artillery and plane fire in MAY 31--At dawn we are inpen ground without trenches.

are the cost of

farm.

1,000ft. with an Fighter planes a one we knew that this time we were position near

English battery nearby. All day dropping flares, and then we are failure can be catastro-being sacrificed.

We have "We knew that every hour long we are attacked by German showered with shells. phic.

gained meant more boats could dive-bombers.

only clover felds to take cover JUNE 2-At 11 am, we move in. On these new terms, get away, more troops who could

further down the road nearer to "We receive no more orders. carry on the fight elsewhere.

We retreat. Hitler has

the coast. joined the "And we had extra reason to

"We do 15 kilometres (nearly JUNE 3-Nothing much to eat, Own regiment Battle of 1941. What ght hard.

Then We and the 80th and 25th were nothing to drink, but we keep on two miles) on foot.

At 1f a.m.

No. 4 Bun meet

convoy. They an English cruelties it will loose, what mobilised in Dunkirk, Calais and fring.

bursts, causing

Dunkirk, and few minor take us toward its course may be no one Boulogne.

give us cigarettes, biscuits und i "Although we

heavily casualties, were

At 9.30 p.m. we blow Once outnumbered and were facing an

up our chocolate. At Bethune the Eng- the convoy so more history is swept enemy who had vastly superior guns and all equipment and makelish set fire to

Our battery then that the enemy won't get it.

"We find our captain

on the away upon a roaring tides, there was only one moment for the coast. when the men

faltered in their consists of three N.C.O.'s and 50

sandhills. We wait for four days of events. But it is clear-discipline. It was when an order men-all that are left out of 100.

On to withdraw was given and they JUNE 4-At 2 ani, we arrive and shells fall all the time. er now than ever that this felt that they should have coun- on the jetty at Dunkirk, and by June 1 I am wounded, with four

to defend 4.30 have to report to the Colonel comrades. frightful power for chaos ter-attucked in order

that it is impossible to find a and the guns are still firing. and devastation must be Calais as well.

On the 31st I was wounded boat to take us off. The Colonell "The embarkment destroyed if our world is and was taken through a heavy says we are now free to do what The sea is calm. It is my

Itrip on the sea. We arrive in to a hospital at we like.

am put on not to be destroyed under bombardment

Zuydcoole, and three days later At 5 a.m. I And a sailing boat England and I it.

I was driven by ambulance to in a yard, and, with some officers stretcher."

can

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