THE SILENT SERVICE
ENEMY OPINION OF PRISONERS (Received 11.10 a.m.) United Press Assn.—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. LONDON. Dec. 28. British -prisoners are described as the silent service- according to a document taken from a German, officer captured in the Middle East. It says that they are proud cautious and absolutely secure. As a. prisoner, the Englishman counts on German justness and correctness and usually behaves towards his own prisoners in a. correct and fair manner and experiences to the contrary should perhaps be counted as exception* A captured order of the day issued by General Navarriaii, Commander of tile Italian 21st Corps, in. Libya, stated that when, subjected to questioning all enemy prisoners firmly and categorically refused to give any military information of any kind. “T wish,” said the General, “that the**, facts l>e brought to the' notice of all units.”
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Pahiatua Herald, Volume XLXI, Issue 15236, 29 December 1942, Page 3
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