NOT YET IN ACTION

Evening Post, Volume CXXXI, Issue 83, 8 April 1941, Page 7

NOT YET IN ACTION

British Troops

LONDON, April 7

A Reuter dispatch from Greece says that the British Expeditionary Force, many of the members of which have come straight from the Libyan campaign, are already encamped throughout the country, and that base organisations in the south are well established, although no news of any movement in the north of Greece is yet available.

All troops are very fit, and ready to go into action immediately.

forces are in action against Yugoslavia. Communications with abroad were restored at 1 a.m. after a suspension of 24 hours.

There was a great dearth of news from Yugoslavia and Greece this morning, but a British United Press message from Athens dated last night, just received, states that there is an unconfirmed report that at least 18 enemy planes were brought down yesterday. German bombing was apparently aimed at non-military objectives and little damage was done. The Greeks penetrated the Italian lines further north and returned with prisoners and much war material. The Germans dropped eight bombs at Serrai. killing two women and three children.

The Greek Ministry of Security states in a communique that three German planes were shot down in widespread raids on towns and villages yesterday. The official Italian news agency quoted a Bulgarian communique Avhich stated that Yugoslav bombers today carried j out attacks against Sofia and Kyustcndil from great heights. Several people Avere killed, and slight damage was done. According to a message from Berne. the Ljubljana radio announced that the Yugoslav forces opened artillery fire along the Albanian frontier, preparing an attack against Albania.

It is reported from Athens that the Germans in Thrace arc repeating the tactics they used in the Low Countries of dropping leafilets. "We won't, hurt, you," they state: "our war is against the British, who robbed you of your liberty. The Serbs have acted stupidly and must pay."