The Archive · 1941

Of Italians

Last of Enemy Driven Out With Fall of Kurmuk Cairo, Feb, 18.

With the exception of prisoners no Italians remain in Egypt, Kenya or the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, the General Headquarters military communique said today.

Capture of Kurmuk, in the Anglo-Egyptian Suden, on February 14, drove the last armed Italian forces from those territories, the communique declared, The communique reported there was no change in the Libyan and Eritrean situations."

"In Italian Somaliland," the communique said, "enemy forces now are being driven back to a line on the Gunba river."

Guns and war material captured at Kismayu were being checked over. "East of Lake Rudolf our troops continue to penetrate.'—United Press.

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