GERMANS FLUNG BACK
BATTLE IN DOM BAS REGION ENEMY’S HEAVY LOSSES (United Tress Association.—By Electric Telegraph. -Copyright.) Received May 1, 9.80 a.m. LONDON, April 30. A War Office communique states : “In Gudbrandsdals TalleV on Sunday the enemy attacked strongly, supported by tanks and low-flying aircraft. Wc repulsed all the attacks, and the enemy suffered heavy losses, including three medium tanks. “During the night our troops made a short withdrawal to a position covering Dombas. The enemy air attacks of Andalsnes and Molde continued throughout the day. “The situation at Numsos and Narvik is unchanged.
ENEMY CLAIMS. Tt is officially claimed in,Berlin that German troops have captured Dombas (the important railway junction in Central Norway) and Opdal (south ol BergcnV, An earlier communique stated: “A Norwegian infantry force cotnjirising 2500 surrendered northwest of Lillchammer. The German forces continued to advance along all roads towards Trondheim and Dombas. repulsing the enemy wherever lie came in contact and establishing contact between Oslo and Trondheim.” A British Official Wireless message says it is authoritatively stated that no British officer or soldiers has crossed the frontier into Sweden in the course of flic present campaign in Norway. A small party of, Press representatives is waiting to go to the Norwegian frontier .at short notice. .More will follow.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 129, 1 May 1940, Page 7
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