The Archive · 1941

Greeks Break Up Italian Attack

Six Tanks Destroyed, One Commander Killed During — Clash Near Klisura

Athens, Feb. 7.

Greek forces near Klisura in south-central Albania yesterday broke up two attacks in which the Italians utilized tanks and heavily armed lord ries, {he Government spokesman By the capture of the port (the former headquarters of Marshal Graziani, naval and air base and capital of the province of Cyrenaica), the British forces have virtually taken the whole of Cyrenaica.

To do this, the British troops covered more than 150 miles in a week—one of the best military feats the British army has ever performed, but done so efficiently that it was made to look easy, in the words of an authoritative commentator today.

The Navy and Air Force, too, he explained, played their part in achieving a success unthought of two months ago.

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