In Besieged Tobruk, May 3. (Delayed)
British Imperial troops today defeated onrushing. hooded German infantrymen carrying flame throwers and supported by towing flame throwing apparatus.
The Germans were trying to smoke out Australians who are manning concrete underground defence posts on the outer perimeter of Tobruk. Accurately placed artillery shells blew up and set fire to all the German equipment.
British here believed the Germans are experiencing a wat Sime prisoners savagely swallowed water rations when they were brought into camp.
Austr: us from the outer defence ring highly praised British artillery-
"The weather was good and our bombers pressed home their attack with decided results in spite of strong opposition."
Other British bombers carried out subsidiary attacks during the night on Berlin, Emden and other targets in north-west Germany and on German coastal shippin From these raids, which are oficial-most extensive ever carried out against Germany.
The British bombers over Germany last night were load~ ed with the most powerful bombs ever invented and with explosive force five times greater than ordinary bombs of the same collUre.—Uülted Pr cos die ly described as the heaviest of the war, ten British bombers are missing.
In daylight yesterday, enemy shipping was attacked off the Norwegian coast. A German export vessel was left on fire and down by the stern, One bomber is missing from these daylight operations.
Although the German raids on Britain were heavy, they were not on the same scale as those made by the R.A.F. on Germany.—Reuter.
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