VICTORY VERY NEAR
GREEK ASSERTION MORALE OF ITALIANS SHATTERED LONDON, 19th December. An Athens message received via Zurich states that the Greek comman-der-in-chief, General Papagos, issued an order of the day urging all ranks to push on toward victory against the enemy and “throw him into the sea.” General Papagos stated that the Italians are on the verge of completely breaking up, their morale being shattered.” The Italians were giving way everywhere—before the Greeks in Albania and before the British in Africa, and on the home front, the order stated. “Victory will be ours. It will be the most glorious victory in our history.” The Prime Minister of Greece. General Metaxas, said: “Greece will fight till the Italians are driven from Albania. The battle will end only with the complete defeat of Italy. Greece now has a very fine general staff and a very fine army.”
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXXIII, 21 December 1940, Page 7
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