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GREATEST,

MOST

FEROCIOUS

BATTLE IN HISTORY IMPENDING IN GREECE

German Motorised Troops In Constant Contact With British And Greek Forces

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ATHENS, Apr. 13 (Reuter)-German forces, advancing through Monastir Gap, are now in the Florins district, it was stated yester- day, and German motorised clementy are in constant contact with British and Greek forces.

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The Greek Press Minister, broadcasting, declared "In a few hours, if it has not already taken place, the greatest and most ferocious battle in history will be fought. Right and liberty will be opposed, to darkness, deceit and slavery."

He continued that although the German and Italian forces were superior and it would be "an incredibly unequal combat," victory would eventually accrue to the Allies.

There is still little official news of the battle raging in the Florina region. 16 miles south of Monastir Gap."

One report speaks of a local success by a British armoured- car unit which successfully shot up a German Infantry unit which was debussing. Our casualties were nil

A British officer who has just returned to Athens from the northern front says the British, Australian and New Zealand forces are in great spirits.

ATHENS ALARMS "Athens had two alarms yester- day.

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GENERAL

BRITISH NIGHT FIGHTERS GET BETTER OF LUFTWAFFE

LONDON, 'Apr. 13 (Reuter) — British night Aghters made several Interceptions of German raiders on Friday night, according

to the Air Ministry.

Lost In clouds which obscured the full moon, the fate of all the raiders except one is not yet known though they were seen to be losing height and speed.

The plots of A Beau Aghter) add a Defant engaged two Hein-

Direct Hits Scored kels just after midnight, some

On Fatrol Vessel

LONDON. Apr. 13 Reuter)- Eritish fighter planes strafed various objectives in

enemy- occupied country on Friday, says an Air Ministry announcement.

three hours after the moon had reached its zenith,

On landing they reported they had both probably destroyed their

opponents.

Somewhere beneath where they been fighting A Heinkel

had

BRITISH MOVE IN FAR EAST REPORTED

Two pilots flying over Le Tou- crashed and was disintegrated by NAVAL. MISSION TO

quet were met with rifle fire at the windows,

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its own bombs,

TAIL SHOT OFF Another Beau fighter pilot who From 200 feet they later

caught a Heinkel at close range machine-gunned soldiers OTI the

last saw it heading for the sea ground, gun emplacements atd lorries in Le Touquet. They also throwing out showers of all only

3,000 feet up. From all these operations, two raked an E-boat on the way home.. British planes falled to return, but

Other fighters attacked a sea-another Heinkel he had damaged A Hurricane pllat followed yet the pilot of one made a safe land-plane which was being towed along out to sea..

One of the raider's ing within the British lines.

the.. French," coast. The fighters engine was out of coinmission. CONTACT MADE

attacked by were

force of while its tall had also been shot The German and Italian forces Messerschmidts which out-number- are reported to have joined up ined them four to one, south-west Yugoslavia. Hitler has! The enemy formation was brok- sent Mussolini a message to cele- en up and one Messerschmidt brate the event. The two armies destroyed. We lost one aghter. have contacted north of Lake Ochrida, that is, south of Skopje. GERMAN AIMS

The Berlin correspondent of the Spanish news agency yesterday

kave Germany's plans for the Balkans.

These, he says, are:m

It is now announced that two! Firstly, Yugoslavia is to be wip- German planes were destroyed by ed off the map, with derbia a A.A. fire in the Piraeus raid on the strictly limited regime under Nazi night while a third crashed in the control. sea.

NAZIS BOMBED Two of tanks" blew up and a number of lorries were set on fire

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VISIT INDO-CHINA

HANOI, Apr. 13 (Reuter)-A party of British naval officers is expected to arrive in Indo-China

shortly to confer with French of clals, according to a semi-official Japanese report.

The report adds that despatches to this effect have arcused the Widespread attention of Japanese officials in Hanol who belleve the British

tions, and,

desire to "Brst check Japanese activities-m Indo-China. 41 DESTROYED Three enemy raiders "were

"Secondly investigate the pos- Anitely downed on.

Friday night sibility of Japanese military opera lover Britain, two. of them hv

"Thirdly, hinder the progress of fighters.

the "Japan-Indo-Ching, economic, conference in Tokyo by offering favourable term for Indo-China with British colonies as a lure against a possible economic agree- ment with Japan.”

In an extensive sweep in search

This brings the total bagged of enemy shipping, Bomber Com- since the moonlight raids to 41. fighters claimed 33. and planes carried out low-level, of which attacks on three enemy patrol while others were severely vessels in the North Sea and ob- aged. tained "direct hits on one.

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London had no atert on Fri-

Other Bomber Command planes day night, when the west south successfully

and south-west were raided. The bombed fortifled

the most severe buildings on the North Frisian West suffered

number of Ares being One British plane is miss raid, a

started in Bristol and much dam age done. Elsewhere damage' was smaller.

coast. Secondly, a Croatian state will Ing. be formed, to solve the German problem of an outlet to the Adria- tie.

when R.A.F. bombers attacked a Thirdly, Italy will be compen- German convoy between Monastir sated by the adding of Montenegro and Prilep, it is officially announ- to Albania.

ced in Athens

AMERICAN CONVOYS rather heavy but

ADVOCATED

NEW YORK, Apr. 18 (Reuter-

Fourthly, Macedonia (now split Colonel

William Donovan, Pre- The report states that despite between Yugoslavia, Greece and sident Roosevelt's observer in opposition from a large number of Bulgaria) will become one pro- Europe, advocated United States fighters. other R.A.F. bombers des-tectorate under Bulgarian, rule. troyed an important bridge at

Polykastron.

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British fighters created confusion, among German trans- parts between Monastir and Prilep.) Some German "Torrles were ablaze and others overturned and were, abandoned.

set

Heavy casuaitles were inflicted

on the fleeing German infantry..

TANKS DESTROYED

NO DAYLIGHT BOMBING IN BRITAIN

LONDON, Apr. 13 (Reuter) For the third day in succession no bombs had been reported any-

Five tanks were destroyed and where in Britain in daylight yes- other German vehicles set on fire terday.

when another Germen convoy was It is now known that the total attacked. In the same district. enemy aircraft. destroyed on Fri The railway line was also twice day night were five, states an. Air

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AUSTRALIAN. WAR EXPENDITURE

SYLNEY, Apr. 13 (Reuter) - It was officially announced yesterday Mr. Averell Harriman, who is in that Australia's war expenditure. London in connexion with mat- in March totalled £16,000,000. ters concerning the "Lease and This compares with £8,700,000 In Lend Act, has been given the February and £11,900,000 in Jan- rank of Minister.

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MEDITERRANEAN WAR LESSONS

(BY MORGAN M. BEATTY

Washington---American military and naval experts are get- ting new and astounding evidence from U.S. observers abroad that the dive bomber in capable hands can be the most effective single weapon of modern warfare.

* Fewer (has 100 German dive bombers (Stukas) in almost no time have accomplished what the entire Italian navy and air force combined failed to accomplish in seven months.

"They have made the central plane. The dive bomber drops its Mediterranean dangerous for the stinger on one dive-two at the British navy and merchantmen. mast. And it has po, range of They have forced the British to flight worth mentioning. abandon plans to send home to The dive bomber "is not really Britain most of their huge Medi- effective until it actually drops its terranean naval forces. And, An- nose for a dive. After that, it is ally, they have turnished British almost invincible. It's going too victory, just when the Axis seemed fast for anti-aircraft guthers to i about to suffer, its first decisive set their fuses and fire, or fighter. defeat since Hitler came to power, planes to catch Maximum speed in 1933.

is around 430 miles an hour or DAMAGE ONE-SIDED

better at the bottom of its steep Even if all of the Stukas had diving "V" At that point the been lost and they weren't by any pilet lets go his bomby and sefs his means, the total material loss to controls to come out of the dive. Germany would have been about He sets - his controls in advance $5,000,000. Damage to the British because he's likely to "black out” sea forces since January 10th in on the climb. The human actions led by Stukas may ulti- machine all but gives up under mately count up well over $200,- the sudden pull of gravity. A 000,000 apart from the lost ser- pilot usually comes to in less thari vices of important warships..

a minute.

All this doesn't mean that air The reason these ships perform power at last has beaten sea with uncanny accuracy, is because power. Far from it.

the bomb is in the nose, and the The British blockade of the nose is aimed at the target.- Thu Mediterranean is almost 100 per the bomb, when released, con- cent. intact. The British have tinues the line of fight. moved all their convoys without - SURPRISE IS BIG HELP the loss of a ship in an attacked The dive bomber is particularly convoy, except naval vessels. The in close quarters where it can sur- British feet still is patently in prise the enemy "before fighter control of the Mediterranean. planes get up. That's why I was But the British wounds are such an overwhelming success great. One cruiser has been sunk. against the French last year, and The Germans claim hits on three that's why its playing hob with battleships and many

smaller. British convoys in the Sicilian. warships. One British aircraft channel. Based at Pantelleria, carrier has been put out of action, the Italian naval base, and at for a long time to come. British "Catania on the Islazid of Sicily, aflence Indicates the battleship bomber flying times to the-chan- hits may be serious. ...

nel are 6 and 10 minutes, respec- The dive bomber is an American tively. It takes almost that long invention and has been part of for a convoy's alerting system to our travai forces for years. The work.

army had rejected it until the There are three good reasons German victory over France last why the Germans have not pour- spring. The army - now is ined more. Stukas into the Mediter- vestigating its possibilities

raneen, in the view of experts.,

The dive bomber has neither the speed, nor manoeuvrability of the thoroughbred fighter, nor the full

1. It's hard to transport, already scarce of to the Italian boot, and across water to Billy

| load destructive power and range 2. The Germans have no com-

of the true bomber. Top speed. In petent navy to follow up the

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