Daily Post - 11.06.1943, Qupperneq 1

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fiermans Expecting Invasion
King And Queen With Yank«
Of Norway From Nortbern
Finland Front-And West
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Narvfk, Tromso and Other Towns Evacuated
It is reported from London that the Germans in Norway are
expecting an attack on the Arctic front along the 20 mile strip of
Northern Finland which separtes Norway from Russia.
' The Nazis fear that such an attack on this “forgotten front”
might coincide with an airborne invasion from the west, possibly
at Narvik. Soviet fliers and engineers have adapted Hurricanes,
Tomahgwks and Aerocobras to polar conditions. Kirknes the
The King and Queen of England, visiting an American Red
Cross club somewhere in Great Britain, pass a group of United
States soldiers enjoying a game of cards. Standing in the
center of the picture is King George with Miss Katherine
Shankland, Red Cross worker, directly behind. Queen Eliza-
beth i son the extrem right followed by Lt. Col. James C. Con-
vill of the United States Army.
German’s main base in the north which is a favorable objective
for Red pilots has had 600 air raids. The civilian population has
been evacuated from Narvik, Arstad, Trimso, Kirkenes, Vardoe,
Vadose and other northern Norwegian towns called by Germans
“front line towns”. Defences have been speeded up not only along
the coast but also on the east, facing Russia.
Italjr Gelebrates
Thlrd Anniversary
Italy is being asked to cele-
brate the third anniversary of
its entry into the war. It will
Ue a day of bitter reflection for
many, as they think back on
the past three years, and on
just how much Mussolini has
cost them. His stab in the back
of weakened France has cost
Italy her African Empire. It has
cost the lives of thousands of
Italian youth, and it has brought
ruin and devastation to many
Italian towns and cities.
Three years ago Mussolini
shouted: ”We have only one
^watchword, and that is ’to con-
■quer”. So far, to-day, he has
said ndthing. And neitíher is
there any news of any message
from Hitler, the man who, a
year ago to-day, ordered the
wiping out — ”from the face
of the earth” — of the Czech
village of Lidice, whose men,
women and children fell before
the Nazi firing squadings.
D. S. A. A. F. £n Britain
Donbled In March
LONDON. — Major General
IRA. B. Eaker commanding
United States Air Forces in
Europe told a Press conference
yesterday that the size of the
Amerjcan Forces in Britain had
increased by fifteen to thirty
per cent monthly. It had been
more than doubled since March
and the size of the present for
ce will be doubled between now
and October. He stressed the
growing power of the Allied
air bombing of Germany.
War Secretary Stimsom yest
erday said that the American
and British Bomber Commands
in Britain had prepared heavy
blows against Germany every
day weather permitting. Revie-
wing other war fronts he said
the most notable victory of the
week was the Chinese success
in the battle of Ichang where
fiVe Japanese divJisions were
r; nulsed with heavy losses.
These fortifications “the Arc
tic wall” compare with .“the
west wall and coast defences
in strength”. Reinforcements
have been sent to General
Dietls troops in northern Nor-
way to maintain the vigil along
the Finnish frontier. (
Most of the soldiers have not
been on leave in over two ye-
ars and severe transportation
difficulties have not only pro-
duced cuts in rations, but mean
fewer letters from home dur-
ing anxious days of waiting. A
number of German soldiers
have been shot in mutiny att-
empts, other have escaped into
Sweden where hundreds are
interned. There are five concen
tration camps for Germans at
Armund and Kirkenes, where
some 2,000 German soldiers
are held. Other camps exist ne
ar Nordresa and Tromsoe and
recently a group of 650 German
prisoners arrived at Bodoe. Dur
ing the six months of long
nights in vinter, many of the
German soldiers went mad. The
Arctic climate, loneliness and
and constant threat of partis-
an attacks adds to the declin-
ing morale. The best known gu
erilla detachment operating
behind German lines is led by
the Norwegian patriot Larsen.
He has specialized in night att-
acks on precious German supply
convoys.
Frenchmen Evade Nazi
Deportation
LONDON. — Italian troops
have been rushed to the moun-
tains on the Swiss frontier in
an attempt to capture young
Frenchmen who have evaded
deportation to Germany. Accor
ding to information reaching
the Fighting French Headquart
ers in London yesterday a
whole battalion is engaged on
rounding up these young
Frenchmen but as yet none
have been captured. Many of
them are belived to have join-
ed the Fighting French guerill-
as.