SWISS BORDER
GERMAN PREPARATIONS LONDON, Dee. 20. Gangs of impressed labourers are working to convert the German town of Constance, on the Swiss border, into a strongly fortified centre. One explanation for this action is that the Russians, after conquering Austria, will march through Swiss territory to attack Germany. Pillboxes are being constructed, mines laid, trenches dug. and barricades thrown across the streets.
Similar activity is reported elsewhere in the Lake Constance area. Evacuees from Baden with Iw'-mp limited io Gfilb., are being sent iby special trains to Uhirtemuerg' and Bavaria.
Proclamations have been issued warning the public of the severest penalties for anyone refusing to harbour them.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXII, Issue 21601, 2 January 1945, Page 6
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108SWISS BORDER Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXII, Issue 21601, 2 January 1945, Page 6
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