WEAKER GARRISON
German Occupation
LONDON, April 11. According to Free French headquarters in Loudon, the Germans are transferring Hie best troops of the armv of occupation in France to Russia, 'replacing them in Paris and other inland centres with youths. The holding' troops in western France have been reduced by 90 per cent. Since the R.A.F. raid on St. Nazaire the garrisons which remained in the interior have been moved to Hie coast. The Baris “Zeitung” reports that 26 out of 27 Frenchmen and Frenchwomen were sentenced to death for terrorism against the German army and French collaborationist organizations. THE RIOM TRIAL LONDON. April 14. Baris radio stated that a decree transferring the French war guilt trial from Riom to another jurisdiction has been published in the official Gazette.
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Dominion, Volume 35, Issue 171, 16 April 1942, Page 5
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129WEAKER GARRISON Dominion, Volume 35, Issue 171, 16 April 1942, Page 5
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