DUTCH HOSTAGES
SEIZED BY GERMANS London, May 16. All regular officers and cadets of the former Dutch Army have been sent to a German v/ar prisoners’ camp, says the German-controlled Dutch radio. Two thousand are affected. It is stated that some ollicers broke ■ their word of honour and participated in hostile actions. Moreover, 460 hostages. many of whom were former participators in Netherlands public life, ■ were also seized. The announcer said: —“Misguided ■ persons are still conspiring against the i occupying authorities,” and warned ; them that they now endanger not only their own lives but those of the hostages.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 86, Issue 115, 19 May 1942, Page 3
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98DUTCH HOSTAGES Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 86, Issue 115, 19 May 1942, Page 3
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