GERMANS MUTINY
Disaffection Reported Among
Soldiers
THOUSANDS IMPRISONED Rec. 10.30 a.m. LONDON, Oct. 5. A Stockholm . essage states that about 4000 German soldiers have been imprisoned for mutiny at Alta, In eastern Denmark. A court-martial cashiered and sentenced to death 17 officers and 43 soldiers. Many German soldiers havs allowed Russian prisoners to escape and some also are •reported to have fled to Russia. It was stated recently that 1000 German soldiers in the Folkviljan district were sent to a concentration camp in northern Norway because "they lacked the will to fight." The incorporation of Northern Slovenia into the German Reich as from October 1, states the British official wireless, and the introduction of conscription for all former Yugoslav subjects there for the German army and labour forces, is announced by the local German Gauleiter. The inhabitants have to learn the German language and are expected to denounce to the German authorities all acts of sabotage and underground activities. The penalties for non-fulfilment of duties to the Reich include expulsion from their homes and confiscation of property and, in grave cases, shooting.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AS19421006.2.26
Bibliographic details
Auckland Star, Volume LXXIII, Issue 236, 6 October 1942, Page 3
Word Count
182GERMANS MUTINY Auckland Star, Volume LXXIII, Issue 236, 6 October 1942, Page 3
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Auckland Star. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Auckland Libraries.