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THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 23, 1941

Battle Worthy Of

Wells Fantasy

H. G.

Rages Nightlong

(By Reuter's Special Correspondent)

THE BATTLE OF CRETE PRESENTS AN AMAZING SIGHT, LIKE A FANTASY BY H. G. WELLS, WITH THE SKY AROUND SUDA BAY FULL OF STRANGE AIRCRAFT, DRUNKENLY SWAYING PARACHUTES, AND ENEMY 'PLANES FILLED WITH TROOPS CRASH-LANDING IN A RESTRICTED AREA.

The wreckage of crashed Nazi aeroplanes is quickly cleared away by hard-worked German ground staffs, making way for a con- tinual flow of air traffic, while other troop-carriers remain on the ground, with engines running only long enough to disembark their troops, before taking off again for Greece to load up with another cargo of troops.

CONTINUED

OPERATIONS

ALL NIGHT, WITH THE SKY LIT UP BY PARACHUTE FLARES, TRACER SHELLS AND THE NAVY'S SEARCH- LIGHTS PICKING UP PARACHUTES FLOATING TO EARTH, MANY OF THEM DEAD BY THE TIME THEY TOUCHED THE GROUND BECAUSE THEY FORM EXCELLENT TARGETS FOR THE BRITISH GROUND FORCES.

al ver

eastern Ciele

Exciting man-hunts

among they were able to get the smell ravines and woods are in progres of battle when heavily Enden between troup-carriers attempted to land Naza parachutists and Cretan on the crowded aerodrome bands led by "caplains of the Maleme, which was already pitted hills. chiefly armed w.h Toot by bombs, lung knives and pistols.

When Italy invaded Greece. Cretan hillswomen of Lassithi Plain, where Zeus is reputed to have been born in a deep cave,, and descended from the ancient Minoans, petitioned the King of the Hellenes to be allowed to form a women's regiment fight for Greece.

Women Stalkers

ta

al

The German attack is direct-

R.A.F. HITS HARD AT

SOURCE

A heavy and successful attack

was made by the ed at the most populated area R.A.F. on German-occu- of Crete, between

Heraklion pied aerodromes in Greece and Canea. These places are

connected by a good motor road during the night of

running between wooded moun. talne and offering good cealment for parachutists.

con.

Maleme Concentration

а

Main body of air-borne troops landed at Maleme, which, at the Their desire has now been time. possessed granted and armed stalwart Cre- aerodrome for troop-carriers and serviceable fun women, famed for their heau- was well suited for launching an ty, now mount guard over their attack against the naval base homes and stalk Nazi parachutists. Suda Bay, the approaches

of

to

are

ENEMY AIRCRAFT WERE AL

|

Tuesday/Wednesday, says- yesterday's R.A.F. Middle East communique.

scen

At Eleusis, bombs were to burst among aircraft on the ground and a fire was started.

At Meridi the results were not observed.

ex-

At Malaoi, several large Topolia two fires were started. plosions were observed, while at

In Libya, R.A.F. fighters and South African 'planes successfully attacked motor transport convoys

In the confusion of one of the, which from north and east hardest fought battles the shielded by high hills. war, it is impossible to estimate casualties to date, say military, MOST ABLE TO REACH THEIR the Capuzzo area. Many br circles in Cairo.

OBIECTIVE IN THIS AREA BE-Ties wer Such things

us lines of

BEING Com- FORE

SPOTTED

damaged. munication and supply, and rear THE

BY MAJORITY OF THE

Other aircraft bombed camp and gun positions

or forward positions, do not, for GROUND DEFENCES, BECAUSE the most part, exist.

Staff headquarters themselves are in the front line and aux

(Continued from Page 1) Illary units participate equally with Infantry in actual fighting.;

Like Confetti

A KNIFE EDGE RANGE OF MOUNTAINS FORMS THE IM- MEDIATE BACKGROUND SUDA BAY.

the same

destroyed and

area.

others

During the previous night tar- OF gets near Barge were bombed.

In Abyssinia, Free French air- The Germans are operating u

craft bombed and gunned enginy 24-hour air ferry service between, troops on the road near Chelga Greece and Crete which the R.A.F. --leuter.

is doing its best to upset by bomb- ing enemy air bases in Greece.-

It has become a question of Reuter. every man for himself, since

parachutists started dropping like Hand-To-Hand Fighting confetti from the clear skies,

sometimes in the middle of the (SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL" Imperial positions, and every man

has been warned he must be Fighting bitter hand-to-hand prepared suddenly to find a Nazi battles in a score of rugged moun- at his elbow and to deal promptly tain areas with him.

against a foe whose forces are ceaselessly replenished It is becoming evident that from the skies, British and Anzar Hitler is staking his utmost ra- troops are holding their own in cources and all the ingenuity of Crete, his much advertised theories of Wi'd confusion prevailed in military invasion from the air many battles as German para- in this attempt to capture Crete. chutists, dropping

into deadly

-

FIGHTER 'PLANES RETIRE

From Crete

The British comman-

which is now one of the Allies British fire, confronted the Anzacs ders in Crete have most important military and in copies of the defenders' uni- decided to withdraw Bri-

naval bases in the eastern Medi- forms. terranean.

Hitler's Stake

General opinion is that it will constitute a severe defeat morally and materially for Hitler if falls in his objective.

he

Serious losace have been in tish fighter aircraft from filcted on the enemy at all points Crete, in view of the poor- and the struggle is consistently

growing in Intensity as more ness and small number of

rushed to aerodromes there. Germans flocking

reinforcements Are Crete, with

many

a

in via parachutes, gilders, troop Air Ministry official during

This was revealed by a British an transport 'planes and, occasion.

Interview in London yesterday. ally, small ships.

spid, It was impossible, he to develop satisfactory fighter defence from a few compara- tively ill-equipped aerodromes If these are subjected to high scale enemy air attack.'. Offensive air operations by British bombers based in Egypt ure, however, being carried out against aerodromes from which. the enemy are making these.

One part of the scheme, a simul- taneous invasion by sea with the Marly were picked off while use of small, fast boats Alled with floating to earth and troops, has for the moment been 'planes were shot down but still. thwarted by the Royal Navy, and they came to fill up the depleted although the full force of the ranks and came to grips with the Luftwaffe's dive bombers, troop- British on fronts which sprang up carriers and fighters is being em- wherever the Nazis appeared. ployed, the R.A.F, and ground International News Service. defences already have shot down a number of dive-bombers..

In the meantime the Impérial

troops, aided by Greeks And

hilisman, have turned into querilias and up to dates have succeeded In keeping the situa. tion well in hand, despite the suddenness and novelty, of the attack.

COMMUNAL RIOTS

IN BOMBAY

attacks, Reuter.

GERMAN TACTICS Hindu-Muslim riots broke out the German tactics in attempting It is understood in Cairo that again in Bombay city last night, to land on Crete from the sea con and hitherto over 20 have been sisted of sending fairly small ves Casualties High

taken to hospital.

sels containing landing, parties, The police fired on a Enemy casualties have

riotous unescorted by naval forces, across un-mob. In one place. It is not yet the comparatively narrow strip of doubtedly been high, As many known what the casualties were sea between Crete and southern Germans were killed even before as result of the firing. Reuter, Greece, says Reyter