The Archive · 1941

Greeks Still Advancing

Athens, Dec, 31.

'The Greeks are pushing on' from 'Chimara along. the coastal: road towards Valona, Important Italian base, telegraphs Reuter's special correspondent with the Greek army. They have been gaining ground steadily in. the Kerave' mountains, while they now dominate both banks of the German Division In Albania Struga, Yugoslavia, North Shore, Lake Ohrida, Dec. 31.

One complete German' division has arrived and is active in Taly's campaign against the Greeks in Albania, unconfirmed frontier repens from a reliable Albanian source said yester~ day.

Motorized units of the Gernon division already had been sent Elbasan and Libras in central Albania, It was reported.

Engineers and other' members of the German division immediately. were sent to a point on the main road about halfway between Berat and, Durazzo, the reports indieited.

Meanwhile, Greek Forces re-enter ed the village of Lin in east-central Albania, although it was not known

Sured, yet whether the cupation was as:

The Greeks entered Lin after a night of long preparation and after having repulsed several fierce Ytalian counter-attacks, reports declared.

In the fighting before they entered the village, the Greeks were said to have captured six oflcers, about 75 oldiers, three field guns, six machine-guns, {wo tanks and. three trucks.

Reports said two. Italian officers and 42 soldiers were killed and about 80 Italian soldiers wounded, while two Greek officers and 37 bold! were killed and about 80 wounded: United Press.

Polyanthus river, The struggle around Tepelini and Killsura continues, and when the erations have ended, it will be yen at what cost the Ttalians have held the high mountains overlooking both centres and with what tenacity and vigour the Greeks wrestled for them, Other chiot features of the Atbanfan front at present are the holding off of Talian counter-attacks north of Kclisura, offensive movements in. the mountains east of the Olovitsa range, fand gradual pushing of Tlalians from positions in the neighbourhood of Lake Ochrida, which have been barring any large-scale tight wing. movements by Greeks converging on

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