All Britons, Greeks Taken From Samos
(Received 1.30 p.m.)
LONDON, November 23
The evacuation of Samos is announced in a special communique which states: “Having accomplished their task, all British, Greek and a proportion of the Italian troops have been evacuated without loss from Samos, together with a large proportion of the civil population. This evacuation was carried out several days ago. The German High Command has now announced that their troops have taken Samos. Patrol and harassing operations in the Aegean by Allied forces continue.” German Claim A German High Command communique reporting the capture of Samos, says that the garrison totalling 6000 surrendered.
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Northern Advocate, 24 November 1943, Page 5
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