ANZACS’ RUSE

Camp News, Volume 2, Issue 82, 18 July 1941, Page 4

ANZACS’ RUSE

Supplies From The Enemy

The ingenuity of New Zealand sol-diers-when fighting in Greece is shown in the following extract from a letter from Private R. H. Davis, son-in-law of Mr. A. W. Trass, Feilding-: - -

. "One of the humorous parts of the campaign was seen when a batch of our chaps armed themselves with Tommy guns and Luger revolvers. They-were in a detached position and had run out of ammunition One had a night idea and spread a Nazi flag out mi the ground. It might seem a-fuuny thing to' do, but it had the desired result. A German supply plane saw the flag, the airmen thought* trie New Zealanders 'were some of their own men, and dropped a heap of supplies, which included good food, cigarettes, and plenty of ammunition, the lastmentioned being used' to good effect against themselves.”

The writer also refers to the Maoris’ bayonet charges against Tommy guns and in superior numbers. Mention is made of the use by the Germ ms of sirens. “These make a noise like a screaming bomb and are very hard on one’s nerves. The idea is that when an unseen man or group of men hear these bombs screaming down on them the strain on their nerves is . likely to make them crack up and rim for it.”