FREED FRENCHMEN

Grey River Argus, 21 March 1945, Page 7

FREED FRENCHMEN

Return in Thousands (Rec 7.30.) PARIS, March 19. French prisoners of war whom the Allied forces have released in the Western advances are now arriving in Paris at the rate of two thousand another month, the Paris reception centres expect to be able to handle ten, thousand arrivals each day Preparations are also being made in Marseilles to receive the first two thousand French prisoners from Russia. Advancing Russian forces already have released fifteen sand Frenchmen who were prisoners of the Germans. FARIS, March 14. A thousand French prisoners of war, who were liberated by the Americans, have arrived in Paris. The port of Rheims on the Aisne Marne canal, has been reopened for traffic, which at present will be mainly military.