The mam Allied defence line (clotted) runs from the slopes of Mount Olympus, which towers above the Gulf of Salonika to Lake Ochrida in Albanii Main German thrust against this line is from the Yugoslav-Greek frontier to the south of Monastir, where they originally broke through the Yugoslav army which formed the left flank of the Greek defences. To-day's nevs states that British and German armoured forces are fighting on the plains between Monastir and Fiorina, while the main Allied army in the Greek mountains behind awaits the main German onslaught. —"Sydney Sunday Sun" Map.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXXII, Issue 87, 14 April 1941, Page 7
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95The mam Allied defence line (clotted) runs from the slopes of Mount Olympus, which towers above the Gulf of Salonika to Lake Ochrida in Albanii Main German thrust against this line is from the Yugoslav-Greek frontier to the south of Monastir, where they originally broke through the Yugoslav army which formed the left flank of the Greek defences. To-day's nevs states that British and German armoured forces are fighting on the plains between Monastir and Fiorina, while the main Allied army in the Greek mountains behind awaits the main German onslaught. —"Sydney Sunday Sun" Map. Auckland Star, Volume LXXII, Issue 87, 14 April 1941, Page 7
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