HEIGHTS CAPTURED

Wairarapa Times-Age, 7 November 1940, Page 5

HEIGHTS CAPTURED

FURTHER GREEK SUCCESS PRISONERS & GUNS TAKEN. ENEMY BOMBERS BROUGHT DOWN. (By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright) (Received This Day, 9.10 a.m.) ATHENS, November 6. A High Command communique states: “We have occupied a new series of fortified heights, with semi-perma-nent defences, in Albania, after heavy fighting. We captured two guns, mortars, many machine-guns, material and prisoners. Withdrawing enemy sections were attacked by their own tanks. There were heavy artillery bombardments at places on the remainder of the front. “Our planes successfully bombed Korea and Gjinokaster, destroying a considerable number of grounded planes, hangars and bivouacs. All our planes returned undamaged. “The Italians bombed various points on the front, in addition to towns and villages in the interior, but did not hit military installations. The enemy lost two bombers on November 5.” The Ministry of Public Security, in a communique, reports that since October 28 219 civilians have been killed and 690 wounded in air raids. Three Italian bombers, coming from Albania, made a half circle over Greece, then entered Yugoslavia in the direction of Monastir at 1.50 p.m., shortly before Monastir was bombed.