The Archive · 1941

British Attack

British forces in Libya attacked Halo-German forees from the rear at Capuzzo on the Cyrenaiean coast, military circles here reported yester day.

The attack apparently was from the sea and British naval guns poured Shells into transport and troop concentrations.

Military circles here said Italians surrendered at Obbia, in Ttalian Somaliland 320. miles up the Africa coast from Mogadishu, the capital. A British patrol which flew over Garda 200 miles north of Obbia, saw white flags displayed everywhere, said the elreles warned that the nan push in Libya was not exhausted oF finished and emphasized that, while "Germans faced com> munication diffeulties they possibly could overcome them.

"Hallan forces now are gradually concentrating in_ three Abyssinian areas, namely Dessie, Gendar and imme, said military sources, Tt was estimated that. there are about 10,000 Italians and 12,000 native troops in the Dessie disirlet, and about 20,000 Talians and 15,000 natives. in the Jima" repion—United Press.

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