Stockholm, Apr. 23, ERMAN and British troops were rushed forward' today towards the first major battlefield of the: European which will be somewhere between Hamar and Lillehammer.
Rare Reports from southern Sweden indicate today the Germans were rushing by air transports, men, planes and material to southern Norway, while coast, the Allies moved swiftly southward: and other units landed' on.the
The German. increased their intensive bombardment of the entire region round. Namsos, Dom! baas and'Lillehammer: to slow up the Allied lines of communication and, if possible;-to destroy, these lines to gain time to allow their own troops to, take' positions." Eye. witnesses reported that the port.of Namsos, where the first Allied contingents landed, was reduced to ruins, with-nota single house standing." Allied troops and equipment, however, were understood to have already' moved inland, Extensive bombing of villages: and highways yeast and south-cast of Namsos was reported on Monday by numerous squadrons coming from southern Norway; The' important key highway and.rallroad from Andaisnes to Hamar and the tributary line from Trondheim to Damba was bombed again on. Monday, it was learned..
The Allied forces were reported to be "highly mechanized and well ith the troops reinforced with lig i-alreraft_ guns, artillery and. excellent atlctank uns, "One -Alied contingent, which for attacked by German planes neat Stelokeaer. was understood to, have Shot down dye German planes out of P'swodron of seven, ec. Niet Asmalt Begun surrounded ar three, points in the Gerafan troops) wale isolated" and
Narvik region. yesterday an the Anal illedegsaultagainat the town began th the afternoon, am. authorized: Nor-Wegian military source revealed here ast night.
Biltish troops landed at Bets Flora behing Narvik yesterday and occupied the fsherman's vilege of Falgernes out the lower part of the port. They Segan fo attack Narvile fate inthe Siternoon, Iwas said. A. thousand German cops were. isolated in the town of Narviiy" 1500. in Gratangen, 20 miles north of the town, snd nearly {Yost "Rombake Heights, the Note wer lan military source declared.
Tt. was, reported. from Roeros, in Jenteal" Norway, hat Britah forces Sad landed in Romsdal Fjord and from there. advanced to. Dombtas, Junction" along' the Dovre. Railroad. The British were in control of the entire line, it was reported eater.
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