Brutal German Massacre at Marseilles
ZURICH, Jan. 27. The Journal de Geneve says that more than 250 persons were shot at Marseilles, including 70 women. Meanwhile, many of the 40,000 poorly-clad men, women, and children whom the Germans ordered to walk 80 miles from their homes to a concentration camp are reported to be dying on the roadside owing to exhaustion and hunger. Many are also committing suicide. The authorities have already begun the demolition of more than 6000 build ings. The Germans are rushing ■ up tanks and guns to break the resistance of many of those who barricaded tumble-down houses and are firing on those approaching.
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Manawatu Times, Volume 68, Issue 24, 29 January 1943, Page 5
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