Evening star., 1940-04-29
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BERLIN April 20 d. :.
Authoritative German y sourcesf
tonight reported 'Nazi' forces
moving southwark from Trond-
helm as well as northward to-
ward that west coast port in an
attempt to trap the allies In
Central Norway.
These sources said the two
columns were within Is miles OF
meeting. Where they are ex-
pected to join was not divulged,
however, and there was no indi-
cation of where or in what num-
bers the column from Trond-
helm was moving.
By the Associated Press
BERLIN, April 29.-DNB, official
news agency, today reported that
heavy fighting was taking place be-
tween Nazi and allied forces at
several points in the Norwegian
mountains.
AAiS AS"o d6CAiSy, dOuA1ttlIlB 1UI
the first time that German progress
in Norway was meeting increasingly
stiff opposition, said that the British
IN Norway, after their failures" in
past weeks, obviously had received
orders to strengthen their resist
ance," but the agency said the firmer
British stand had not halted" Nazi
drives.
DNB, amplifying today's high
command communique, reported
that the Nazis in capturing six addi-
tional Norwegian batteries had
seized 10000 artillery shells, a large
number of portable wireless sets and
quantities Of miscellaneous war
materials. '.,
Claim e4l Officers Taken.
Berlin yesterday claimed officially
that in the Stavanger district, which
has been the target Of repeated Brit
ish air attacks, the Nazis had taken
241 officers, including numerous
English flyers" and 1891 men. The
communique did not say how many
OF these prisoners were Norwegian.
Stavanger Is in Southwest Nor
way and previously had not been
represented as "a region of large
land operations. ..--.. ..-
The high command and DNB told
the German public. of continuous
strengthening of the German posi-
tions in Norway and Of fierce aerial
attacks on British naval forces de-
ployed to keep open the channels
for allied reinforcementsr
Germany Appeared to be still
pouring meh as we'll as supplies into
the northern theater of war by
means Of transport planes.
Claims Recapitu2atsd.
Between sDNB and the Sunday
communique at the high command,
the following claims were made: =
A. hit amidships of a British
cruiser, of Narvik. Northern Nor
way: the Knocking of = another
cruiser out of action of Andalsnes,
the sinking of three transports and
the damaging Of four others-all
apparently on Saturday.
Hits on still two more British
cruisers, the firing of one transport
and hits on three others of Mid
dlewestern Norway-this apparently
part Of Sundays operations.
The burning transport was
stranded, it was said, and the crew
took to the boats. How severely the
other ships were damaged was not
clear.
GA British statement denied
German claims, said that only
one trawler had been sunk and
one set afire, and claimed three
German supply ships had been
torpedbed and sunk.)
Germans Confident.
Germany radiated confidence that
the Nazis' military and diplomatic
blows were undermining allied
strength.
On the political battle front
authorized Nazi sources maintained
that Germany is satisfied that faith
in British and French assurances
has been removed from the minds
of neutral nations.
This, they held, was the result of
Foreign Minister Joachim Won Rib
bentrop's declaration Saturday that
Germany marched into Norway
April 9 to prevent planned Brit
ish invasion and of the issuance of
the white book" containing papers
alegedly seized in Norway.
"The present war;" one Nazi
source said, "is simple matter so
far as settling scores between actual
belligerents is concerned.
"The real struggle is over neu-
trality and the widening scope of the
conflict. We felt it our solemn duty
to call together the worthiest forum
thinkable for this purpose, namely
the diplomatic corps and the press,
to let the world know what is in
store for those who still believe in
England's and Frances word and
why we were absolutely justified in
going into Norway"
Both Britain and Norway have
(see BERLIN, Page A-50