June 20, 2012

Greek Massacre of Macedonians

The Telegraph-Herald - July 12, 1945 (page 7), Dubuque, Iowa.

Greek Massacre of Macedonians Claimed

Belgrade.— (INS)—The Yugoslav Communist newspaper Borba charged Thursday that "hundreds of Macedonians have been beaten and cut to pieces" by rightist Greek elements along the Yugoslav frontier.

The paper added that thousands of peasants, their wives, and children had been driven from their homes in "attempts to support monarchist and fascist reaction against real democracy."

Commenting on a Reuters diplomatic dispatch. Borba said that informed quarters in London are "not Inclined to believe that a fullscale border incident has taken place."

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