The Archive · 1941

Airfield Capture

{In the meantime, it is learned in London: that dutinig operations ceding! the forces. occupied! Komboleia, which was one of the last alrftelas' remain:

Tig im enemy. control, and captured five vehicles, "Operations Feo, where the Mritish captured 112 prisoners and 50" trucks, ate now proceeding in country where, owing {o lack of roads, only. paolo transport the' Germans and iatiane appose 6 their Yenewed push into Egypt,

imitating te tactics used by the: British when they advanced" into Libya writes Reuters Special Cor-expo!

lent somewhere the Western, ind the British tion, no limit to Heft flank and cutling off large por-what, they will do assisting 0 Hons of British troops, Achieve victory, Like the British With this aim, they sent mobile rade Union "Congress. we pledge columns along the high escarpment ourselves te increase production which curves away from the sea. war material towards the highest Sollum and then runs parallel to the possible peal T promise there will coastal road, This advance has Lo neither sabotage nor slackness face a great natural obstacle south of cur' workshops. We realize what Mersa Matruh, where miles of soft Thillerism means to trade unions. andi sand make movement extremely dif we are determined to exert every fault, enerity to defeat it."

Prom the outset, this advance seems: suffer from two great hindrances:

British Minister Said Captured firstly, complete domination of the!

Sir Ronald Campbell. British Minis~ alr by the Royal Air Force (although ter In Belgrade, of whom. no news the Germans have a greater number has been received since the German of aircraft they are unable to stand occupation of Yugoslavias has been tup to British fighters who constantly teaptured at sea on his way to Crete al lack moving troops and supply by. the Talians, according to the columns) and secondly sand-storms, oficial German' news agency. 'The tone of which is raging now, Minister and members of the Legation Raid On Bardia Described star and Consular stall at Belgrade fare all missing. germans had great dimeulty 'Reuters' diplomatic correspondent British force which ear-Jearns that no confirmation has yet ied oura destructive rokd out een received in official civeles here Libyan port of Bardia, according to that they have been picked up by the broadcast by the German wireless last night incor described The "Milan newspaper, "Corrlere how 'a detachment of storm troops Della Sera," quoted by the German was sent out in pitch darkness fol-ews agency, states that Sir Ronald Towing a call for help from a Ger-Campbell. ahd Lt.-Colonel C,. 5, Clarke, British "Military Attache, The car was found empty but there were th a small steamer when it was no sign of the British. Sudden-stopped by an Mahan torpedo-boat ly there were heavy "detonations from which took them aboard, several places. The announcer claim-American journalist. whose fed that eventually one major, two name is given as Mr. Brook and who, captured—Reuter. captains and. 63 other ranks were according 10 the German" news Agency. ade himself famous Australia May Take Wounded ion of false reports jutionary activities in Sydney, Apr. 29. s also said to have been Owing to Wevelopments in the aboard the steamer: Reuter.

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