NAZI DEMANDS

Wairarapa Times-Age, 10 April 1940, Page 5

NAZI DEMANDS

IMPOSITION OF MILITARY “PROTECTION” NORWAY REFUSES TO SUBMIT DANES RETREAT BEFORE INVASION. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright. LONDON, April 9. A Paris report says that the Oslo radio station, announced that German troops disembarked at Norwegian ports at 3 a.m. today. A Stockholm message says that the British Legation confirms that Germany has invaded Denmark. Transports landed troops on northern Jutland, and troops also invaded Denmark across the land frontier. Danish, troops on the land frontier withdrew when the Germans entered, and are now retreating. keeping about half a mile between themselves and the Germans. The German radio, in a special announcement, confirmed that troops invaded Denmark and Norway. The High Command of the German Army announced: “The German Army has taken Denmark and Norway under its protection in order to counteract the actions against them and to prevent possible hostile attack against these countries, for which reason strong forces invaded them this morning.” The Oslo radio has announced that the Germans have occupied Bergen and Trondheim. The German navigation authorities broadcast that Germany mined all important Swedish harbours and ports in the Skagerrak early this morning. The German wireless announces that mines have been laid right along the western coast of Norway. The German Minister had an interview with the Norwegian Foreign Minister, Professor Koht, and demanded that Norway should not oppose German occupation, and that Norway place herself under German military administration. The Norwegian Government replied that it could not submit to the German demands. German planes have bombed Oslo several times, but there are still no reports of the damage. For some hours all telephone communication with Norway and Denmark has been cut oil. Calls between London and all Scandinavian countries must pass through Copenhagen, and when the British Rost Office tried to get through this morning it could get no reply.