BRITISH PRISONERS
GERMAN OFFICER'S TRIBUTE. (Rec. 10.55 a.m.) LONDON, Dec. 28. British prisoners are described as the "Silent Service," according to a document taken from a German officer captured in the Middle East. It says: "They are proud, cautious and absolutely secure. As a prisoner the' Englishman counts on German justness and correctness and usually behaves towards his own prisoners in a correct, fair manner. Experiences to the contrary should perhaps be counted as exceptions. "A captured order of the day, issued by General Navarrini, commander of the Italian 21st Corps in Libya, stated that when subjected to questioning all enemy prisoners firmly and categorically refused to give any military information of any kind. I wish these facts to be brought to tho notice of all units."
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LXIII, Issue 25, 29 December 1942, Page 5
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127BRITISH PRISONERS Manawatu Standard, Volume LXIII, Issue 25, 29 December 1942, Page 5
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