GERMANS ROUTED
BATTLE WITH SERBS HIGH OFFICERS KILLED CAMPAIGN NEARS PEAK LONDON, June 3. A German punitive expedition totalling 5000 sent against Yugoslav patriots operating south of Belgrade was completely routed, reports the Daily Telegraph’s diplomatic correspondent. The German commander, Oolbnel Heitzel, and several other high-ranking officers were killed. The fifth Axis campaign against the Patriots is nearing its peak, but the Yugoslav Government in London reports that the Patriots are launching counter-attacks in widely separated areas. The Axis is concentrating on keeping open the precious line of communication linking Belgrade with the Greek and Black Sea ports, but the Serbians are not relaxing their fighting and sabotage. The fourth Axis campaign, in which four German and six Italian divisions participated, was completely unsuccessful., The fighting lasted for two months, the enemy suffering heavy losses, including 8000 dead on one sector. Two Italian divisions elsewhere were also completely routed.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXX, Issue 21113, 5 June 1943, Page 3
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