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BID TO ESCAPE WAY TO PRISON CAMP (Reed. May 30, 9 a.m.) LONDON, May 29. The Cairo correspondent of the British United Press says that the German boxer, Max Schmeling, was killed in Crete while attempting to escape after having been captured. A message from Alexandria states that confirmation has been received there that Schmeling was killed in Crete. Three New Zealanders swore to the truth of the report. It is stated that Schmeling, who was slightly wounded on the first day when he landed, was taken to an Australian dressing station, where his papers disclosed his name. Speaking with an American accent, he admitted that he was the boxer. An Australian colonel and other officers gathered round and satisfied themselves that he was telling the truth.
He was truculent and threatening. He was sent back toward a prison camp with a lot of others. While the party was on the way a big crowd of parachutists dropped nearby and the New Zealanders were mopping them up. Schmeling grabbed a wounded man’s rifle and tried to make a break. He got what was coming to him.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20568, 30 May 1941, Page 5
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