At.that moment the Ballan invasion of Greece necessitated the sending of units of the British air force from 6,000 Italians Captured Cairo, Dee. 11
Eaypt to the ald of the Greek arm: The ROK. Mr. Chuchill said, had played" a rear' part in the Greek, Vielories, But the serious temper Giminution of the alr force delayed execution of often:
More than 6,000 Ita prisoners were captured with quantities of war material in the Western Desert ax British troops continued their deter= mined push to Sidi Barrani, the British Army headquarters until the night, of December 7, when strong British and Allied detachments vanced towards Mahan fortified positions, Detailed reports received regarding played by the. RAF. in the offensive show, nas wanigue issued from the TAd here oMicially announced today.—United Press. every enemy Demo to Sidi Barrani raided by' British ow and carrying out machine-tacks on enemy' troops, 'The RATS onslaught in' support of the British drive undoubtedly: a counts for the als idition, © British fighter continually troop concent ort over the whole Alexandria moon needed. every facet the LAP.
'Bonths of meticulow preparation behind the lines preceded the pre sation against' Marshal Gi army, the bull: of which oppe: be stationed inthe region round Sollum, where the frontiers of Exspt na Libya) meet, All branches British forces in the Middle Fast extending for 400 miles into desert from GALQ. at Cairo, perfectly' ce-ordinated, down or destroyed nid four unconfirmed, ron accounted for 11 of these, four of which were seen birt ing on the ground at the same time, Another fighter "squadron caused fare at damage to enemy communied= tions and inflicted many eastalties enemy personnel by dive machin kun attacks, Later ported ta and in other motor.
sport" wag burning" eatsly dislocation of enemy troop "move Wedge Driven their swift thrust to the cas:
British troops have driven a between the Libyan -forees hol Sidi Barrani and divisions these intensive air tions, which were. contentious awn till dusk, only three failed to return to their <uupporting, them ther west.
The area occupied by the ital forms, roughly speaking, one eral triangle, the points of which idi Barrani and the Tatian camps At Mektila, 15 miles to the west Along the coast, and Nibelvea, 15 mites we south of Sidi Barra Nibelwa camp. wat the position captured by the British early Monday morning, when 500 prisoners were taken. While the Royal Navy bom= harded one side of the ale, Units stipported by ite cked the. other we siles, lose ce-operation continnousls carnarvon Castle Puts Out to Sea Again
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