SOVIET CHANGES

Waikato Times, Volume 128, Issue 21414, 7 May 1941, Page 7

SOVIET CHANGES

STALIN AS PREMIER MOLOTOFF’S PORTFOLIO RED ARMY REORGANISED (United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright) (Received May 7, 11, a.m.) MOSCOW, May 6 Tile Moscow radio has announced that M. Moiotoff has

M. Stalin, addressing Red Army graduates at the Kremlin, referred to the “ profound changes ” in the army, which, in the light of the experiences of modern warfare, has been reorganised considerably and re-armed.

NAZI BARBARISM SLAUGHTER OF CIVILIANS HOSPITAL SHIPS SUNK CITIES HEAPS OF RUINS (Official Wireless) (Received May 7, 1 p.m.) RUGBY, May 6 Terrible destruction was wrought on Greece by the German air attacks. The Luftwaffe bombed the Greek cities and ports absolutely indiscriminately and converted towns and villages into smoking heaps of wreckage. Women, children and aged people were machine-gunned. Hospitals at Jannina were destroyed, burying patients, doctors and nurses under the debris. Over 1000 civilians were killed at Larissa, where the German Air Force completed* the work of the Italians ana the earthquake. Two thousand out of a population of 18,000 were killed at Trikkala, which was razed. Lamia suffered similarly. Many other towns and ports were implacably bombed without the least discrimination, causing a heavy loss of life. All five Greek hospital ships were sunk, although they were unarmed, carried full lights at night, and bore the regulation Red Cross marking. Survivors struggling in the sea were pitilessly machine-gunned. The sinking of the Hellenis was particularly flagrant, because it carried women and children. Few survived. PARTLY SUSPENDED EMPIRE MAIL SERVICE AUSTRALIA TO BRITAIN (United Tress Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright. (Received May 7, 11.30 a.m.) LONDON, May 6 Reuter’s reports that the Empire air mail service between Australia and the United Kingdom has temporarily been partly suspended, owing to the situation in Irak.