CRETE’S “HOME GUARD” (Rec. 1.30 a.m.) LONDON, May 21. Crete’s "Homa Guard” helped to repel Germany air-borne attack. It is probably t’e fiercest and most blood-thir.tv “home guard” that could be rallied anywhere lit the world, composed chiefly of Cretians who were taught from childhood how to meet the constant necessity of fighting for their homes. The warlike hillsmen have such leaders as “Captain Holy George” credited with kill: ig 10 soldiers before he reached manhood and also “Captain Satan” a black-bearded giant who fights with a long knife. Their men give a most unpleasant welcome to any parachuf* ts caught unawares at night, In addition to providing r valuable intelligence service for Major-General Freyberg. A British resident who recently arrived from Crete says that the whole island Is picketed and every mountain crag has its sentin "s. The island has been on the alert for weeks in readiness for the present attack and every parachutist is a marked man from the moment he arrives. A comprehensive system of signalling between all the different posts was completed in time.
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Timaru Herald, Volume CXLIX, Issue 21969, 22 May 1941, Page 5
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