SLOVAKIA INVADED
BV HUNGARIAN TROOPS FRONTIER; CROSSED AT THREE POINTS. ■ Received 10.18 a.m.) United Press Assn.—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. BRATISLAVA, March 23. German party headquarters report that Hungarian troops have entered Slovakia at three points. Slovakians thus far are not res.sting but war planes are ordered to be ready for action. The Hungarians are marching towards Michalovce from uzhorod, Pvalovce and Hlina. INVASION CONFIRMED. APPEAL TO GERMANY AND ITALY. (Received 1(5.40 a.m.) BRATISLAVA, March 23. The Hungarian invasion is officially confirmed. The Hungarians are reported to have reached Michalovu, 17 miles from the frontier. The Slovak gunposts have returned to the second defence lines awaiting reinforcements. They are reported to have repulsed the Hungarians at several places. The Slovaks have ordered their planes into action. German bombers are cruising over the Slovak-Hun-garia.u frontier and North-cast and East Bratislava. Slovakia has protested to Italy and Germany that the Hungarians are not respecting the frontier delimited by the Vienna Treaty. SLOVAK-GERMAN ACCORD. SIGNED BY MINISTER. (Received 9.10 a.m.) BERLIN. March 23. Dr. Tiso and Herr Von Ribbentrop have signed the Slovak-German Accord.
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Pahiatua Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 14091, 24 March 1939, Page 6
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