QUIETER DAY IN CRETE
BRITISH MARINES JOIN GARRISON (United Press Association— Telegraph Copyright) (Rec. la.m.) LONDON, May 26. British marines are now taking part in the fighting in Crete, in which several hundred Germans have been taken prisoner. Yesterday was quieter, but this does not mean that the Germans have come to the end of their resources. The fighting today may be heavier than ever. Certain German troops are still in the Herakleon and Rethymo areas, but they do not hold the aerodromes. The Malemi aerodrome is still in the hands of the Germans. The Germans have not succeeded in making any worth-while landings by sea and there is no evidence that they have succeeded in landing tanks. Many German ttoop-carrying planes have been blown to pieces by British artillery fire or destroyed on the ground. Long-range fighters from Egypt have continually harassed the Germans in their air operations.
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Southland Times, Issue 24445, 27 May 1941, Page 5
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