ITALY PROCEEDS WITH DEFENCE PREPARATIONS.—WhiIe making every diplomatic effort to secure peace in Europe and maintain Italian neutrality. Signor Mussolini is also tuning up his country’s defence measures. If Duce is seen here on the platform of an anti-aircraft gun during a visit he paid to a military school, in the course of an extensive inspection a few weeks ago.
SWITZERLAND MOBILISATION.—The whole of Switzerland was mobilised recently, and people were summoned into the streets before dawn by the ringing of bells and beating of drums to read the mobilisation orders which had been posted up. By mid-oay mobilisation was complete, and the Swiss frontiers were manned. Troops are seen packing the gas masks after they had been mobilised at Schafthausen. ,
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Evening Star, Issue 23381, 26 September 1939, Page 10
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121ITALY PROCEEDS WITH DEFENCE PREPARATIONS.—While making every diplomatic effort to secure peace in Europe and maintain Italian neutrality. Signor Mussolini is also tuning up his country’s defence measures. If Duce is seen here on the platform of an anti-aircraft gun during a visit he paid to a military school, in the course of an extensive inspection a few weeks ago. SWITZERLAND MOBILISATION.—The whole of Switzerland was mobilised recently, and people were summoned into the streets before dawn by the ringing of bells and beating of drums to read the mobilisation orders which had been posted up. By mid-oay mobilisation was complete, and the Swiss frontiers were manned. Troops are seen packing the gas masks after they had been mobilised at Schafthausen. , Evening Star, Issue 23381, 26 September 1939, Page 10
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