British troops on Tuesday afternoon halfed an attempted German advance along a line two Sollum, running 30 miles to the "desert, ters special correspondent on the Libyan frontier The Germans yesterday did not attempt to push on but appeared to be consolidating the hold on Hellfire Pass and Sidi Suleiman, hoping to prevent British columns from rounding their right flank and attacking their rear.
German casualties are believed to be several times greater than British.
The Germans on Monday night drove out a small frontier post some miles south of Sollum.
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