ENTIRE ARMY IN PERIL

Dominion, Volume 34, Issue 64, 9 December 1940, Page 7

ENTIRE ARMY IN PERIL

Enemy Try To Avoid Large Battle

CLEVER PLANNING BY r

GREEKS (By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copy rig-lit.) LONDON, December 6. Not only a few Albanian towns, but the entire Italian expeditionary force, are menaced, so well lias the plan of the Greek High Command matured. That is the opinion of British correspondents in the front line on the Albanian battlefront. In spite of large fires started by the Italians, thereby destroying part of the town, the Greeks captured an immense quantity of war materials at Sarande. A general Greek advance on. the whole front is reported, although it is restricted in the north and also in the Pindus region because the mountainous country, snow, and fog are assisting the 11 alia n.s’ retreat in the northern sector.

A correspondent of the Free French news agency at Istanbul says that a total of over 6000 Italian troops have entered Yugoslavia from Albania and were interned iu 18 camps. Additional camps have been provided for Slovenes serving with the Italian army. . The Italians have been separated from the Albanians because of frequent brawls. The Balkan correspondent of “The Times” says that the Greeks’ main problem continues to be to find the enemy in sufficient force for a decisive engagement. The Italians are endeavouring to avoid a decisive battle before they have regrouped their forces. The military correspondent of “The Times” says it would be wrong to arouse false optimism to suggest that an Italian rout is impending. Though Italy has suffered heavy defeats, she is still militarily strong.

A Zurich message says that the German Propaganda Ministry is busily spreading reports that Germany and Turkey are jointly trying to persuade Italy to reach a settlement in Greece even at the cost of sacrifices.