FURTHER ATTACKS
ABOUT 3,000 MEN DROPPED GREATER PART ACCOUNTED FOR. MR CHURCHILL’S STATEMENT. (British Official Wireless.) (Received This Day, 11.30 a.m.) RUGBY. May 21. Mr Churchill, in the House of Commons, said:—“ln the Suda Bay area a further airborne attack commenced at 4.30 p.m. yesterday. About 3000 men were dropped, and by 6.30 p.m. the greater part of these had been accounted for. The method of attack was dive-bombers and Messerschmitts followed by gliders and parachutes. In the Heraclion and Rethymno areas, attacks began at 5.30 p.m., by parachutes. Troop-carrying aircraft, many of which crashed, also landed. There are no details yet. Of course, wo must expect fighting to continue with increasing severity."
Asked if the charges of Nazis wearing the New,Zealand battle dress had been substantiated. Mr Churchill replied: “Yes. and another report says that those landed at Rethymno were wearing the English battle dress. I see that the Germans denied this.”
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 22 May 1941, Page 6
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