The Archive · 1940

Previous Attacks Failed

Belgrade, Dee, 16, strong Italian counter-attack Jost night Tepulsed "and hurled back Greek forees attempting to storm Telepont, Fascist stronghold in south central "Albania, frontier reports said, Gieok troops were attempting to storm Telopeni in i double-pronged rive toward the southern Albanian port of Valona, After ighting their way to the streets of a Telepeni suburb hand-to-hand ghting Saturday, the Greeks were said to have renewed the "assault carly yesterday without Heavy losses on both sides were reported from Struga, a Yugoslavian border town, The Greeks were said holding their, positions about a mile south Tepelent," awaiting reinforce ments before attempting another assault on the heavily-defended town only 27 miles southeast of Valona, Ton miles west of Tepeleni the Greeks were said to be encounter-

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Inge fierce resistance in efforts take the highway and river town Klisura after heavy fighting, shout the day, Reports from the Greek attacks and lacks occurred two

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