MADAGASCAR BOMBARDMENT.
VICHY-FRENCH COMMUNIQUE. P.A. Gable. LONDON, Oct. 20. A Vichy communique states: "The British attack yesterday against positions in the Ambositra sector was preceded by a systematic bombardment in which thousands of shells Were dropped on our improvised trenches. Our troops, although hardpressed from every side, obliged the enemy to retreat."
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Marlborough Express, Volume LXXVI, Issue 248, 21 October 1942, Page 2
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52MADAGASCAR BOMBARDMENT. Marlborough Express, Volume LXXVI, Issue 248, 21 October 1942, Page 2
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