Trondheim Fjord; Big Battle Rages Near Roeros Stockholm, Apr. 27.
ENCH Foreign Legionnaires pushed back a strong German.
attack north of Trondheim today, while Allied troops and planes battled Nazi motorized columns south of Trondheim, In spile of heavy battles in the. Trondheim area, the situation. in Norway changed only slightly today but a vital new element was introduced as the Allies finally brought large quantities of bombing and pursuit planes to Norway and-began to meet the formidable German air force.
The Norwegian High Command announced that German troo} were still holding strong positions at Steinkjer but attacks against the Norwegian positions in this sector have been repulsed and the situation remained unchanged today.
The "Svenska Dagbladet" reported that one British cruiser had succeeded in passing the Agedens fortress which commands the entrance of the Trondheim.
Fjord, The "Dagens Nyheter" reported that the railway station of Grong-Halntex, between. Steinkjer and Ramus, was destroyed on Friday uring 'a German air raid.
'Bombings of Namsos inv the past three days killed five French soldiers, while one British ofoer was' wound: fed and seven French soldiers wound. ait Wwas reported.
Talitary observers admit the Allies tage a. tremendous handicap' in lack of aviation because the regions they seeupy do nog contain'a single aero~ drome, while the German-occupied territory tas many alrfilds. Modern, swift pursuit' planes. require long Tunways and. makeshift short das result in Josges from erackups, The Allies have temporarily solved their disadvantage "by. bringing -aireraft carriers ay tremendous risk up fords, where they mined. the entrances revent. submarines from. attacking find also by" clearing several lar lakes and using the. smooth lee: as runways for the planes.
'North of Roeros the 'German' mo-{orized" push appeared temporarily halted ab Nyplans, some. ten" kilo metres north on the railroad, by a strong Norwegian attack from Roeros, The Germans apparently Intend to push on quickly while (hey still hold the initiative, The situation at Lillehammer remained unchanged. today and. north of Sloinkjer the German drive apeared momentarily stopped,
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