A SUMMARY OF THE SITUATION

Dominion, Volume 34, Issue 129, 25 February 1941, Page 8

A SUMMARY OF THE SITUATION

No mass entry into Bulgaria bv the German forces lias yet been macle. It is suggested that they are planning a “silent” or gradual invasion, though some reports again state that the preparations for a march are complete. It is revealed that the movement of German troops into Italy has not been interrupted by the Balkan developments. Sailors are also arriving, and it is believed that thev are to take over at least part of Mussolini’s licet.

The Nazis are exploiting to the full the neurosis value of the developments, and they claim that Greece may submit to a separate peace before the Germans attack. The Bulgarian Government continues to play into their hands by decrying the crisis reports. The battle for Italian East Africa continues intensively in numeious sectors. Sudanese tribesmen are helping the besiegers of an Italian forward base in western Abyssinia by using incendiary arrows to set fire to the enemy’s huts. In the south-east the South Africans are pressing hard to follow up the great gains in Italian Somaliland, and in the extreme north the British and Trench are making good progress down into Eritrea. The Italians are bringing further large numbers of reinforcements from Abyssinia to the main Eritrean battlefield.

In the central sector in Albania Greek artillery has heavily shelled points in the Italian lines where the enemy was attempting to reorganize after his recent retreat. Royal Air Force bombers have done considerable damage to Italian storage dumps and motor transport columns near Telepenc.

The truce between Thailand and Indo-China is to conclude today and the French authorities are making ready for renewed defence. 1 hey have protested to Japan against the presence of warships off the coast.