Backs to Sea and Against 10 to 1 Odds

Manawatu Times, Volume 66, Issue 99, 28 April 1941, Page 5

Backs to Sea and Against 10 to 1 Odds

HOW ANZACS CELEBRATED ANZAC DAY Received Sunday, 6.30 p.m. LONDON, April 26. The Cairo correspondent of the Times says the British and Anzac troops were celebrating Anzac Day with their backs to the sea and against odds at least ten to one. The German casualties are stated to exceed the entire total of our expeditionary force. We destroyed more of their tanks than we sent to Greece. German airmen only hali-an-hour away have been coming over the front line and villages' with machineguns at full blast. They come in such numbers that one of our bomber squadrons was unable to load bombs throughout the day and the airmen devoted themselves to bringing down Germans from the ground. The Germans are also raiding the Mediterranean, bombing and machinegunning every craft from fishing boats to steamers. The British United Press’ Cairo correspondent says the advance British units are reported to be displaying almost reckless bravery against the Germans, sacrificing their lives in order to assure the withdrawal of their comrades. The Anzaes arc reported to be contesting every inch of the ground north-west of Athens. They counter-attacked successfully on several occasions. The enemy pressure shows no signs of slackening. According to an agency message from Athens authoritative sources state t hat the Germans to the westward have reached Missolonghi, famed for its connection with Byron and eastward they have reached a point yuth of Thebes.