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The Nome Nugget
Nome, Nome County, Alaska
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Greek spokesman in Athens reports self-inflicted wounds among recently captured Italian prisoners in Albania to evade combat; Fascist officers ordered to shoot offenders. Prisoners confirm Italian defensive fortifications on Albanian front.
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ATHENS, Greece, March - A Greek spokesman said that numbers of self-inflicted wounds had been noticed among Italian prisoners recently taken in Albania.
The wounds were said to have been inflicted by the Italians in hopes of being retired behind the lines and thus escape from the battle. Prisoners said that an order had been issued to all Fascist officers to shoot any Italian soldiers found guilty of this practice.
Italian prisoners also confirmed reports that the Italians are concentrating on the construction of defensive works, machine gun nests and barbed wire entanglements on the Albanian front.
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Albania
Event Date
March
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order issued to fascist officers to shoot italian soldiers guilty of self-inflicted wounds; italians concentrating on defensive works construction.
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Greek spokesman reports self-inflicted wounds among Italian prisoners captured in Albania to avoid battle and be retired from front lines. Prisoners confirm order to shoot offenders and ongoing construction of defensive works, machine gun nests, and barbed wire on Albanian front.