Cairo, June 10.
The battle was still raging foreely yesterday in. a triangle east Haltaya pass, according to the earlier reports received here from the front, Amid the wrecks of tanks which have been Knocked out, "armoured Hlants continue to be labour each other with shells, Military circles in Cairo emphasize that this esntinues to be a local action aimed only at. securing the high sound at the top of the pass, This area resenibles the observation post 0 bitterly contested in the last wa The possession of it is not vital, but it is) of considerable advantage 10 Whichever sie elds i, indian troops are among those sharing the hard Aghling™ roud Halfaya pass—Reuter, Temperature 130 Degrees Berlin June 19.
"Three days of battle at Sollum made enormous demands on our Aghting forees," says the oficial German news agency, "The temperature noon averaged 130 degrees, "Crews of tanks had to endure an even higher temperature,"—Reuter, Down Over Desert Cairo, June 10.
'The destruction of 20 Axis alrerait ghe Western Desert battle on Tues day was the feature of an RAF. Middle Bast communique which stated: "Aircraft of the RA. and the South African Air Force' continued to give full support to apers tions by the. ground forces in the Western Desert on Tuesday. Fighlors xepeatadly engaged enemy *sroraft which attempted to attack troops and destroyed 12 Junkers 87's, two G60's she Messerschmitt 160's, During the day they were also active in machine.gunning enemy motor transport on the roads In the Gazala area and did considerable damage.
Axis Tanks Bombed "Bomber aircraft carried out 0 tumper of attacks on enemy: armoured cars and transport, In the Sidi Omar area. bombs fell' among tanks and transport destroying Aisabling more than 20 vehicles and in' the same area armoured cars, ght tanks and troop concentrations were shot up.
"During the night of June: 10-17, heavy bombers attacked. a number cof targets, Hits were registered on the central mole and elsewhere in the harbour area at Benghazi, Bombs were dropped on landing grounds at Demo and Gazzala where a number 250,000 Italians In British Hands London, June 10, The number of Italian prisonors now in British hands is 188,000 in addition to 66,000 native troops, it was revealed {in the House of Commons today. of fires were started, and at Bardia several motor transport vehicles were fet on dite and others damaged, Phere 38 nothing of outstanding Importance to report from other fronte—Reuter
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