The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-13
African Invasion News Sweeps Over Continent
Occupied Countries AbIaze With New Life; Acts of
 Sabotage Bring Fresh Naz Executions

I Frances reaction was ref1ected In German radio announcement that Is Frenchmen were sentenced to death in the Normandy region along ! the Channel coast flor acts of sab otage against the German armed l forces"
 French patriot forces, already le- ! zion. were expected to swell tre- mendously because of Hitler's viola tion of the armistice and the im- preSsive display of Allied offensive strength in Africa.
 DNB. official German news agen- cy, confirmed that Jugoslav guer- rillas had intensified their warfare against German and Italian occupy ing forces. The agency reported from Belgrade that 20 Serbs were executed for espionage and sabotage in behalf of Gen. Draja Mikhailo- witch, Jugoslav patriot leader,
 Jugoslav sources here said Mix hailovitchs Chetnik army un6oubt- edly was spurred on by the news from Africa. Particular importance was attached to the guerillas, de- spite supply problems. because Of increasing signs that the Allies soon may strike on the continent through Italy or the Balkans.
 A6yices from Poland said under- ground organizations, picking up news from the British Broadcasting Company. issued special editions Of their newspapers. They were dis tributed throughout the country and in Warsaw, where NaH repression has been particularly brutal some papers were even exchanged fur lively in the street.
 Some patriots infuriated the Ger mans by chalking up news of Ger man defeats and the allied offen- sive on walls under cover Of dark ness, in numerous towns the ad- vices said.
 The allies victory in North Africa has provoked spontaneous joy here. increased enthusiasm to continue resistance and strengthened our faith that defeat of Germany is near" a message from the Polish underground organization to Pre- mier wladislaw Sikorsky said.
 We beg you. in the name Of the Polish nation. to send heartiest wishes for continued success Of the operations to Roosevelt, Churchill and the British-American armies"
 An underground German radio station reported that "the action in North Africa and Hitler's march into unoccupied France already is bearing fruit" in the reich.
 The station said there had been several attacks on gestapo officials. that two railroad lines were dan- aged by sabotage, and that five fires, apparently the result of sabotage. broke out in Berlin. An arms fac tory and an electric cable and chemical works also were sabotaged in the German capital. the station said.
 In Hincenburg. near the oid Pol isll-German frontier near GleiWitz, the station reported. a Naz party ofiee was damaged by bombs.
 There was every reason to believe that more Germans than ever were risking their lives by listening to British and American broadcasts for news from the Africa front.
 A Norwegian spokesman said the offensive was hound to have a tre- mendous effect on the Norwegian 1 people. They will be glad that the 1 United Nations have begun the var of liberation which is bound to 1 reach then sooner because Of these victories"
 Although detailed advices from 1 other occupied countries. including 1 Holland, Belgium, Denmark and | Greece. had not yet reached here. their exiled governments were con- fieent they had reacted the same as other ax.s-held nations.