CRETE CAMPAIGN
ADMISSION OF TRAGIC LOSSES IN HAND TO HAND FIGHTING. MADE BY NAZI NEWSPAPER. IBy Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright) (Received This Day, 12.20 p.m.) ZURICH. June 16. The German newspaper “Ncuste Nachrichten,” summing up the Crete campaign, said: “There is no need for us to conceal our heavy sacrifices. Our victory was chiefly due to hand to hand fighting. Our losses were tragic, but they bring nearer final victory."
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 17 June 1941, Page 6
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68CRETE CAMPAIGN Wairarapa Times-Age, 17 June 1941, Page 6
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