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ITALIANS HURLED BACK MANY IMPORTANT POSITIONS CAPTURED. ENEMY ■ RETREAT HARRIED BY ALBANIANS. (By Telegraph—Press Association— Copyright) LONDON, December 2. The Italian forces are still being hurled back in Albania. This morning’s Greek communique reports .considerable advances along the whole front and the capture of positions of /importance. The advance on the right flank is swiftest. The retreat here will take the Italians out of the frying-pan into the fire, for armed bands of Albanian rebels are reported to be waiting to fall on them as they retire toward Durazzo. Only Blackshirt political fanatics appear to have had any heart for the fight. An advance of a few miles from Premet is expected to enable the Greeks to capture Argyrokastron and the port of Valona. A little south of Argyrokastron the Italians have fortified a ridge which dominates the countryside. The organ of the Soviet Army, the “Red Star,” says the Italians have clearly been beaten back by the Greeks who now hold most favourable strategic positions.
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 3 December 1940, Page 5
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