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R.A.F. BOMBS AND MACHINE-GUNS Greeks Greeted

DISRUPT NAZI PANZER DIVISIONS

Tremendous Battles For The Greek Valleys

`JUGOSLAVIA

TERRITORY LOST by BULGARIA 1918

RUMANIA

B DANUBE

SOFIA

•

BUCHAREST

BULGARIA

GREECE

SALONIKA

TURKEY

ISTANBUL (CONSTANTINOPLE),

TURKEY

WAR SITUATION

ASSESSED

Critical In Yugo-Slavia

By HARRISON SALISBURY

Special to the "Telegraph"

By RICHARD mcmillan Special to the "Telegraph"

ATHENS, Apr. 8 (UP).—Royal Air Force fighters and bombers are aiding the Greeks to hold the mountain passos as the fury of the German attacks intensifies.

British bombers and machine-gunners have set their sights on the long lines of Panzer divisions which are filing through the valleys, parti- cularly in the upper Struma Valley.

The British air attacks are extremely fierce as heavy reinforcements of the R.A.F. continue to pour into Greece.

British Invade Bulgaria

Troops Penetrate Border, Report

ALL-DAY AIR BATTLES

Forts like Rupel and Vista which, as the com- muniques announce, are holding out against the heaviest assaults, are strong pillboxes dug into the wooded hill- sides, and form part of the Metaxas Line which is manned by crack Greck troops whose motto is "Death | rather than surrender.” ·

British fighter planes throughout the day fought air battles, checkmating enemy planes dive-bombing the mountain forts, where the tactics of the battle of France are being repeated, the planes being employed as artillery while the tanks attempt to smash through the gaps and (UP)-The Greek radio re- clear a way for the infantry.

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

BUDAPEST, Apr.

8

ports that British troops The announcement of the evacuation of western! NEW YORK, Apr. 8 (UP).-Hitler's blitzkrieg in have penetrated Bulgarian Thrace was not a surprise, as this was part of the scutheastern Europe has swept across the narrow soil and that the British general plan envisaged for the hostilities in order to Macedonian area to the Aegean Sea and threatened to Legation staff is leaving shorten the line, even though it gave the enemy a foot- smash the Vardar Valley communication between Greece within 48 hours, via Russia hold on the Aegean Sea. and Yugo-Slavia.

Confidence

In Colony Defences Communique By Sir R. Brooke-Popham

Confidence in Hongkong's de- fences and an appeal to the Colony to make its utmost con- tribution towards the British war effort was emphasised by Air Chief Marshal Sir Robert Brooke-Popham in a press com munique issued to-day.

In the course of the communi- que, Sir Robert Brooke-Pophamn declares that Hongkong threa- tens no one, but the only way to

communications between Greece

were

British Army To Meet "Nazi Shock Troops-

In Albania

A new turn in the Albanian war is possible as a result of the reported invasion of the northern part of the country by: Yugos Slav troops, 'In the meantime, the Greeks continue to keep the. Italians on the run in Albania. This picture shows Greek soldiers being welcomed by an Albanlan notable on entering an Albanian village,

Latest Reports From Balkans War Front

Bombs On Bulgaria

It is officially announced that the R.A.F. made heavy rnida The push to the Acgenn→ ATHENS, Apr. 8 (Reuter). on enemy positions in Bulgaria, hitting vital points along the Sofia, Gornadjumaya, reached by the Nazi troops at Heavy raids by formations of lines of communication, principally at Alexandropolis. and

R.A.F. bombers on enemy posi- Simtili, Patriarch and Strumica, machine-gunning and bombing possibly other points-yevered the direct night of April 6 are reported in

tions in Bulgaria during the enemy troops, convoys and rail stations.

a communique issued by the and Turkey. The Vardar Valley headquarters of the British threat, however, is more critical. į forces in Greece.

The British army in the Bal- The Germans are known to bel

kans, strongly reinforced by It says that a railway junction and tanks and all other units since | within 15 miles of Vardar at marshalling yards in Sofia Strumica, just north of the altacked successfully, direct hits the earlier contingents disem- Greek-Yugo Slav border. Ger- causing many fires and explosions in barked in Greece, is preparing to the railway yards and industrial area. meet the Nazi shock troops as ed, without confirmation, far hurled into the air.

be the enemy increases his efforts Lorries in the Struma Valley road to break through the Macedonian were machine-gunned.

mountains to the Aegean.

and Another formation bombed the Greck

clrments advance

pulting up A railway station at Gorna Djumaya, frontler guards pre

vallant fight against the Panzer At Simitli, the railway station, and TURN to Pago 2. Column Three road Junction, a motor transport convoy and troop concentrations were attacked. Bomba straddled the rail-

man sources at Budapest report Railway trucks were seen

more critical rumours that Naz!

troops had smashed across from Bulgaria to occupy the south Yugo-Slavian rail centres of Nish und Skoplje.

Dangerous Possibilities

where fires were started..

to

A

the reported occupation of way and road, exploding near some Skoplje and Nish is confirmed, the sheds and causing many fires. Yugo-Slavlan situation may become motor transport convoy was success- quickly critical. From Skopije the fully machine-gunned. Germans

would

straight down Vardar Valley into Greece, possibly flanking the strong Greek-

the

move

.

Petrich Raided The town of Petrich was also

British defensive line which has been raided by our bombers but the full

LATEST

BRITISH &

ensure against attack in Hong- set up on a north iq south front from GREEKS

kong is to convince any would be attacker that such an opera- tion would be too costly.

Allied Successes

The communique.follows: Since my last visit in January we have had many successes in the

the Vardar's crossing of the Greek tu smoke from numerous fires in the frontier to the Gulf of Salonika. aren.

FALL BACK

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

ATHENS, Apr. 9 (UP). The

Nish is equally Important-only bombers, escorted by fighters, attack- Yesterday in bad weather, our 125 miles south of Belgrade on the ed a large motor transport concen- main rail line running north and tration near Strumica. Direct hits Grecu-British forces are falling back south along his route, it would be were registered in the centre of 11: in a position to control the southern Our fighters Intercepted an enemy hastily under the smashing German end of Yugo-Slavin and effect a con-homber, severely damaging ft.

Mediterranean and Africa. In North TURN to Page 2, Column Five TURN to Pago 2, Column Three Africa the proportion of enemy prl- soners to our total casualties must constitute a world record; most of the so called Italian Empire of East Atrien is in our honds; in the Eastern Mediterranean one of our Reets has recently sunit five Italian warships

days ho

the lust fow

Fire In Amoy

Essential For U.S. To

Aid Democracies

Special to the "Telegraph" .

drive in the Vardar Valley to within

23 miles of Salonika, following the

on the Greek" "left Dank,

Greeks Recapture A Position: Salonika Gravely Threatened

Special to the "Telegraph"

NEW YORK, Apr. 8 (UP)—According to a Greek war communique intercepted by the Columbia Broadcasting System, the Germans have "pushed dangerously in the direction of Salonika, and cut off communications with the Greek forces in eastern Macedonia."

(The broadcast indicated that perhaps German armoured units struck down either the Vardar Valley or the Struma Valley towards Salonika trapping the Greeks and perhaps some British forces who were holding the narrow "finger" of Thrace, cast of Struma.)

Threat To Egypt Is Envisaged

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEORAPH",

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH**

ATHENS, Apr. 8 (UP).—It is No More Mail

reported that Greek mountain forces trapped a Nazi mechanis-; ed force in a gorge northeast of Kommtine. The Germans were caught in the Greek cross-fire

Notices

The following communique

and wiped out. The Greeks fired has been issued by the Post- from hidden mountain batteries. master-General:

In the Struna Valley, Greek shack The issue of the Post Office troops counter-attacked and after Inward and Outward Mail Berce fighting threw back the Ger- Notices, except in the case of mans, re-taking a heavily fortified position which was lost on the pre- direct Air Mails, will be dig- vious day.

continued as from to-day, and no It is reliably reported that out of enquiries of any nature, he. ed behind the Greek-Thracian lines,

By Eleanor Packard

ROME, Apr. 8., (UP).—The collapse of the Yugo-Slav resistance lightning thrust of the Italian

The High Command has admitted and German mechanized units/120 German parachutists which land personally, by telephone or by towards the Egyptian-Libyan 70 were captured, 20 to 25 killed and letter, as to the time of closing The Greeks main army of the frontler is regarded here as the the rest are still at large, but are or receipt of any particular mail

defenco Ilne west of the Vardar Valley whangwer of the Axis to President | TURN to Page 2, Column Five can be entertained. shock troops are baitling- furiously Roosevelt's plan to send United

that the situation is grave.

north is formiar a new

the

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Allied Retreat From Salonika Is Hinted

Special to the “Telegraph”

to halt the panzer forces around States ships to the Red Sea. Kukis. The Greek army in Mace-i With Derna captured, reporta events

in the Balkans remind us that

donis is reported to be frantically the war is not yet over and that in

collecting

war material and supplies from Berlin say that the Axis the same way as British people.re-

the abandonment of all that have also taken Tobruk, and fused to bb disheartened by the events in France in May and June NEW YORK, Apr. 8 (UP).-One of the strongest anti-Axis portion of Greete stretching 200 miles many see that the British army

westward to

to Turkey at the of the has been weakoned by sending fast year, and faced apparent disaster declarations to be made since the adoption of the ald to demo- Aegean Sea, with high spirit and calm resolution, cracies policy was made to-day when a responsible Administra-

spokesman said: "In troops to the Balkans and East. TURN to Pags 2, Column Sovention official said that the primary rights of the people of the the Birums Valley and on the Nevras Africa, and is unable to prevent

The omelet in United States were firstly to defend the democracy and secondly sistently and violently attacking with from smashing across the Egyp- kopi Plateau, Germans are per- the Italian and German columns

LONDON, Apr. 8 (UP)—Military quarters here declare that to uphold the principles of the Havana Conference.

Salonika” “may have lost some of its importance since the last great forces, but the Greeks have

tian frontier. zuoceeded

war, because it is within close bombing range of the airfolds in In holding out with the Bilanchal, Apr." $ (Reuter) ~~~ He declared, "As we pondered war if their rights are trans-

German herolam. Heavy greatest Eight perished in a fire in Amoy at the lessons of the first world gressed at any vital point."

Bulgaria." This is construed In unofficial quarters as prepar- artillory' attacks and onslaughta by

ing the public for a possible Allied withdrawal from Salonika, midnight on March 29, a Chinese war, our desire to remain at

"It is one of the rights of the numerous planes and tanks were press report reveals.

They said the British with is no confimation of the report that Among the dead are sold to be four peace Increased. But at the American people to defend demo-violently repulted an the Greeks held to Cairo and the Suez Canal has Japanese, three, Chineso policemen same time, our study of aggres-racy hy helping Great Britain, Chino, the chain of fortification in the caused reliable sources to

Aegean 88a-in western Thrace." and

ins European tactics in Africa is Cirennica is proceeding and it It was freerted that "Mamawa la ono Korean.

sor nations led us to realise that Yugo-Slavin and Greece to the ilmit neighbourhood of Rupel. The battle that the British strategy in introduce drawal of advanced troops in the Germans have reached the More than $10,000,000 worth of the greatest likelihood of rewith planes, ships, food and muni- continues in bloody manner,"

likely to prove a boomerang, was added that the "action is not stûr holding out, and the operation property belonging to the Mitsul Bussan Kalsha and the O.B.K. is said maining at peace is to make

Although the Axis have not yet necessarily finished" which is are still continuing. The BHUM revealed their objectives, it is gen belloved to mean that further pit ofsome working to the pres forces which tool Kerem aro now! erally considered that they would not retirement is possible For towards Dessie, and others, towards TURN to Page 2, Column Three 3: The same quarters niso said, There Massawa

"The second right is to defend a

to have been destroyed in the fire these ruthless treaty-breaking multi-lateral revirion of the Monroe which believed to have been start-nations understand that the Doctrine as defined at the Havana Paibyllúcendiaries.

American people are ready for com

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Axia Objectives

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