The Archive · 1940

4 Italian Planes Down

Four. Italian planes yesterday after. noon bombed Greek positions around Mount Ivan, which' the Greeks have been storming for several days, said Hix Tatian "bombers, in two waves, bombed Larissa killing one person and' wounding fotir, said reports.

Greek fighting planes shot down one Italian bomber in the vicinity of the port of Gomara, other reports Italians yesterday were said to be concentrating all troops from the Koritza sector arotind Bobostica. A column of 65 truck loads of Italian troops' and' war materials was said to have been rushed to Bobostica' from Pogradec Monday night. The colümn passed through Koritza, said reports.

Greek artillery, from positions in the Morova mountains, throughout Monday night pounded: Italian posi tions around the villages of Bobostica and Dvora, said reports.

The Greeks yesterday noon occupied new artillery positions in the Dramos mountains and started shelling the Italian troops from the Koritza centre to the central sector.—United Press.

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