The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-22

L- that the British now were fighting ht or near famous Thermopylae Pass, 100 miles north of Athens, where ~Leonidas and 300 Greeks Fought to the last man against the Persian hordes in the year '400 B.C)
 Tin hated Australians, New Zea- Randers and British Tommies btrenaed along the rough mountain Foads and long conveys, including big guns, crawled snake-like khr0ugh the passes as I watched khe German AirplaneS roar over in nethodical attacks.
 The Allied withdrawal has been n progress night and day, but 1t has been orderly despite heavy air Ponbardment throughout most of The daylight hours. Sometimes the German planes came over at inter- kals of only . minute or two in an Effort to destroy the marching cole hnns.
 Bombs Hit Allies
 There were bomb hits on the allied orces, but the British said that livery piece of artillery pumping over pae mountain roads had been taken afely through the new positions.
 The Imperials were fighting hour Ny hour and minute by minute to kold back the Germans as they Rushed southward from the Larisa Rector and men coming from the kont line said that such heavy cas- alties had been inflicted on the herman "blitzmen" - recruited rom the Hitler Youth Organization -that they had been withdrawn ! Ind achievements from Jugoslavia lad taken over the spearhead of he offensive.
 Fl I watched the lines of British Infantry, cannon, ammunition kagons and other supply vehicles Pind through the Alp-like roads Ind along tracks by the seashore.
 On every patch the conveys eached as far as I could see, throw Ing up dust that covered the troops Fith greyish powder.
 Many soldiers who just had come rom the front line after hours or lays of bitter fighting sprawled on he mountain sides in warm sun ind fell asleep almost as they Iropped:: Others piled their kits In trucks and lay down on top of laem to sleep.
 A Watched Retirement Dispatch riders smeared with yrime rushed along the narrow pads and sometimes a staff car, arrying officers, hurried along the Inc ct It's occupants watched the stirIment.
 As ! rocked down from the side |f a. towering ravine, the scene esembles Q large-scale ant migra- Ion along the roads. It is being Iarried out in complete order. Toy-like motorcars move by the thousands at regularly spaced in- .rvals. Often they are difficult to etect because of camouflage.
 Tanks lumber along at fair speed nd BREN guncarriers rush up the fountain side. Still smaller scout ars dart like gray lizards along the Ipads.
 Since yesterday (Monday) I have cen watching from behind the ont lines as the battle progressed. ICK UP End Pgh earlier
 Town Nesting, etc. -
 A town nesting on @ mountain de facing the British front line 4 @ roaring mass of flames. The Herman planes are concentrating ow on other town to the British .ar.
 Explosive machine gun bullets are oattering around me, shooting off he buds from the almond tree un- er which I stand.
 ' The bells of Q nearby village hurch can be heard occasionally through the din of guns and motors lmmoning the pious peasants to Wil!ght services. It Is Easter Sun. hy in the Greek Orthodox church. he peasants, however, are crouching h caves and If they hear the hurch bells, they ignore them. This is the most furious demon- Eration of German aerial terror Ince the attack on Greece began.
 It has been under way since dawn,
 ith waves of planes passing at In. krvals of about two minutes, and herman planes next out of sight III Desperate Retreat
 The British, Australian and New ealand troops here have fought Q esperate retreat, some of them all he way down from the Jugoslav order. met youth from Birm- bgham, England, who had been in Etion with Q Sappers unit, doing emolition work. He was eight lilies from the Jugoslav border when he Germans attacked. He said, I'm an ornamental plasterer in hace time but now I'm doing just he opposite kind of work - blowing b roads, bridges, railways and [unitions dumps"
 As the British wheel into position Ir another battle, the congestion | civilian and military traffic hich played such @ big part in he collapse of France has been Eoided. Civilians are keeping oil ke roads while military conveys. hns and mechaniged, units now In fairly steady stream.
 ICrouching on the muddy banks swollen river this afternoon l let three Australians who had been the thick of the fighting around EoInt Olympus. and had just ar-