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ENEMY UNCERTAINTY LONDON, August 17. An Istanbul message reports that several Greek hostages were shot in Crete after an invasion scare. One hundred prominent pc-rsons were arrested and are being held hostage.. The Germans carried out para: hut st exerc scs in a lonely valley ami a rumour arose that a British invasion had begun. The Greeks rushed to welcome the British but rushed away again when they found ths- parachutists were Germans. Moscow Tass Agency reports rhe Germans ordered General Christiasen to transfer the headquarters of occupation forces in Holland from The Hague to an undisclosed place near the eastern, frontier of HolAll German civilians and officials in France have been compelled to undergo a minimum of a fortnight s special military training in barracks as a precaution against the opening of a second front. They will. find a German ‘‘Home Guard’.’ within the hordes of German officials who have descended on France.
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Grey River Argus, 20 August 1942, Page 5
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