RESISTANCE OVERCOME
Fascists Marching Towards Interior WARSHIPS SHELL DURAZZO AND VALONA (Received This Day, 9.10 a.m.) TIRANA, April'7. The Albania Government reported that troops, aided by volunteers, four times forced back Fascists attempting to land at Durazzo. Other messages received in Tirana said the first Italian forces landing at Valona-and Santiquaranta also were repulsed but later advices admitted that Albanian resistance was overcome and Fascist columns were marching towards the interior. Five Italian warships allegedly shelled both Durazzo and Valona, causing heavy casualties among the population. Riflemen, even boys with only rocks for weapons, are reported to be harassing the Italians, who pressed on towards Tirana, which is being surveyed repeatedly by Fascist bombing planes. Albania’s regular army numbers only twelve thousand. Italian sources claimed the capture of four towns, Santiquaranta, Valona. Durazzo and Sangiovanni di Medua.
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 8 April 1939, Page 7
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137RESISTANCE OVERCOME Wairarapa Times-Age, 8 April 1939, Page 7
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