TROOPS’ WHO’S WHO
FIGHTING IN THE DARK (9 a.m.) LONDON. Dec. 6. “British troops involved in the trouble in Greece are not quite sure of what it is all about.” states Reuter’s correspondent in Athens. “I saw British troops engaged in fighting against the E.L.A.S. forces along the main road to the Piraeus. They had portable radio sets strapped to their chests and moved slowly forward, keeping close to the walls, while bullets crisscrossed from all directions. . , “One English infantry private said: ‘We do not know who’s who. That is the snag. There is so much shooting between each side that anyone who gets into the middle has a bad time! A Glasgow paratrooper stationed at a street corner watching for snipers said: ‘This is a rotten job! Cassino was a hot spot, but there you at least knew what side you were on. Here there is no telling who’s who, with snipers all around. I would rather fight the Germans in the front line any dayj’ ” ________
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXI, Issue 21582, 8 December 1944, Page 5
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