ENEMY DIVISIONS

Evening Post, Volume CXXXI, Issue 121, 24 May 1941, Page 10

ENEMY DIVISIONS

TRAPPED !N ABYSSINIA

RUGBY May 22

A Cairo communique states: "At Amba Alagi all its quiet. In the Gondar area units of the Sudan' Defence Force are closely engaged with the enemy in the vicinity of Chelga. So far more than 3000 Italian prisoners have been coptured.

"In the Battle of the Lakes operations are proceeding satisfactorily against two enemy divisions, which have now been trapped between our forces advancing from the north and south.

"To the west of Sciasciamanna our troops successfully attacked the main enemy positions. An Italian counterattack with tanks was repulsed, and considerable damage was inflicted by our artillery on the retreating enemy. In this action the enemy left more than 100 dead on the field of battle, and our captures include 600 prisoners, 10 guns, and five medium tanks. Our casualties were slight.

"Further, to the south our advance guards overwhelmed a complete rearguard consisting of a brigade headquarters and three colonial battalions. The captures in this area so far amount to 4400 prisoners, of whom a large proportion are Italians, together with 32 guns and 14 tanks."—B.O.W.