Catalogue
Catalogue
Object Type
Name/Title
Crete news : the first British newspaper published in Crete
Primary Maker
Contributor/Publisher
Creforce
Place
Date
1941
Physical Description
Serial Holdings
Current Holdings: No.1 (16 May 1941) - No.2 (19 May 1941)
Language
English
Level of Current Record
Bib record
Subject Category
Provenance Details
"This was published day before the invasion"--Hand-written in ink at top of No.2.
Content
No.1 (16 May 1941): Vichy gives way to the Germans: Nazi boats on the Rhone -- King of Greece's message -- G.O.C. in C.'s message -- New post: Lt-Gen H.M. Wilson -- U.S. acts -- Crete raid: five German machines down -- News of the week -- Hess talks of plans: flew to visit Scottish duke -- Hess was Hitler's best friend -- New Zealand now building tanks: 25 ton machines pass test -- Coates for U.S. -- Troops out in floods -- Crete yesterday and today -- Our Greek course -- "Crete News" -- New Zealand happenings -- 86,508 Home Guard -- Iraq evacuation -- "Perfect Raid": R.A.F. in Heligoland -- Greece: German moves.
No.2 (19 May 1941): R.A.F. hammer Nazis, U.S.A. threatens Vichy -- In Iraq: Egyptian troops hunt ex-O.C. -- N.Z. premier visits Egypt -- Air raids on Crete -- We need your news -- Concert in town -- Greeks help Britons in hiding -- African fronts -- U.S. plane output doubles -- April raid casualties -- Hospital ship for ANZACs -- Germany wants Iraq's oil -- America fights on the instalment plan -- British parachute troops in mass battle practice -- Italy short of steel -- Rudolf Hess: British views -- Our Greek course.
Public Access Text
Associated Notes
Collection Type
New Zealand Serials Outsize
Last Update
06 Dec 2024
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