The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-04-04
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Mountain Gusrsill'
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~ NE AsssslsAsa Prsss
oBELGRADE, Yugoslavia. Apr.
&If war engulfs Yugoslavia. It
will be q mountain war with
fierce guerrilla fighting the
chief tactic Of the defenders.
'Yusoslavia's peasant army of
1900, 900 men - outnumbered
and outgunned by Italy and
German - believes one noun
tain is worth 10000 soldiers.
Thus this Kingdoms real resis-
lance would be In the hills.
where the motorized and mech
anized equipment Of the Axis
would be Of restricted use.
Rugged highlands criss-cross-
ed by precipitous ranges make
up four-fifths OF Ylgoslavia's
06, 900 square.mile area, slishtly
less than that Of the state Of
Oregon.
Only one-fifth is level enough
for Germany's famous blitxkriex
operations on wheels and the
Yugoslav general staff has plan
ned its strategy with that In
mind.
Long ago the Yugoslav gem
erals. heirs to . Aercs military
tradition running back 1000
years. laid plans In case Of IN At
tack by Italian and German
runies. es&
Yugoslavia's army would fight
only q delaying battle Ia the
northern sector. So *e
Early today the government
announced that Belgrade. the
Croat capital Of Zagreb, and the
Slovene capital Of Ljubl3aha
would not be. defended.
Belgrade 10 about 50 milss
from Humania, Za4reb about 80
miles from Hungary and Ljuh-
LLAMA about 20 miles from Italy
and Germany. With Cermany's
mechaui3ed divisions xnasDed on
the Yusosiav frontier sin Ru-
mania. Hungary and old Austria.
the YuIoslav general Stan Sex-
poets !. those cities would be
quickly captvred.
The war. would b taken to
the hills then ana therS e likely
would resemble. the Hve-uAouths
war In Albania between 0teecs
and Italy. military experts said.
The Y,iruslavS intend % have
Z hand In Tint 6oh1 too q war
CONES 10 thoiS kiuodoGn. Mn
tiny leadefs ~ Yuooel&v 1peees
would ~ hurisd sizAm1aiA tGl1
into Albania g attempt q. SVgoep
the Fascist armies into ~ A6.
riatie with 0rook aSoio G1tco.
YuooGlav's main xQQiQtoneo
would ~ made Ia tn. H1Fh)an
mountains .whoss posses would
b eAsy 70 defend. md guerrilla
warfare could Be wassd extsns-
lively.
A for tho Germans, the Yug-
oslav generals expect 4hs6e 1uur
definite Maxi thrusts Ia the event
Of war:
/. From Hungary through the
flat Banat region 70 BelCra16.
2. From the Rumanian ,&ou-
tier, where thA NG5iS ~, ~
ported concentrating scross Aum
the YuuUslav town o. Bela
Crkva, 70 Belgrade.
8. From Bulei toward the
strategic, railway center Of Nj,
Z kay toTths vardar. river vallsy
leading 70 0reece. Tn Vatdar
valley NV some of the most bit-
ter battlss of the World War.
"A main attack. 41p16 Kjus-l
tsndil, southern Bule Hth, thru
mountain passes n a attempt
to capture Skop3e md cut OF
Yugoslavia from 0reeeo and the
British forces. there.
Large numbers Of Yugoslav
soldiers are concentrated along
the southern 'Yuspslav@H nlvar.
ian. frontier across from Kyus-
tendil 70 defend the mountain
passes and keep open the cham
mel between Greece and Yusos-
lavia. !,
Yugoslavia has q frontier Of
some 1900 miles, of which
friendly Greece takes up only
162 miles.
Military observers don't ex-
pect the campaign - II war
comes -. to b In the grand
manner. ~
There would b no great Or.