HITLER DIVISION.

Auckland Star, Volume LXXII, Issue 88, 15 April 1941, Page 7

HITLER DIVISION.

ACTION IN GREECE. Imperial Infantry Inflict * Heavy Losses. (Reed noon.) LONDON", April 14. The Imperial infantry on Friday repulsed an attack by the Adolf Hitler Division in Northern Greece, inflicting heavy losses.

The British and Greek troops on the defence lines in Greece are impatiently awaiting the onset of the enemy, but so far the only news relates to clashes between advanced motorised units, said an earlier message. Enemy motor convoys continue to be bombed on the roads and vehicles destroyed in the Monastir

region

Communications between Yugoslavia and the Allies have, been completely severed by the Germans' capture of Monat-tir. Information reaching London, however, indicates that Yugoslav troops have been successful in at least' two areas. South of Belgrade, positions have been wrested from the German-:, while successful attacks are being made on the Italians in Albania.

An Australian fnechanised unit, according to the Athens eorre.sponde.nt of the '"Daily Mail," caught a German tank column broadside on at a point where a narrow mountain road was blocked by lorries stuck in the mud. The result of the Australian fire is reported to have been terrific.

The new official name for the British Army in the Balkans is '"Forces of the Empire," says the Cairo corresnondent of the British United Press.

The Berlin News Age.nc.v says a report from Budapest states that Hungarians had broken through the second line of Yugoslav defence.* in the Bncka region and occupied ! vo localities.

The R.A.F. Middl? Hast eoninniiiique says: 'Tn tlia Balk-ins a large number of sorties was made by our bomber aircraft yesterday against enemy columns moving on roads in the theatres of operations. In Greece direct hits wore obtained on these, columns by most of our aircraft in the Koritza area. One • i.jf) was destroyed and a number nf others damaged. A Messerschmitt 110

was shot down west of Mount Olympac by one of our lighters."