The Archive · 1940

Village Blown

The Halians are reported to have sustained especially heavy casualties when they entered the village of Sidi Barrani, which had been heavily mined with controlled mines.

When they had invested the vill the British pulled the control switch, According to an eye-witness, the en= tire village, full "of enemy troops, appeared to be blown into the air by the explosion.

'The advancing Italians, inthe meantime, have to face a hurrying fre by British armoured units: which are making good use of their' kn Ten German Planes Shot Down London,

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