NEW POSITIONS

Wairarapa Times-Age, 11 December 1940, Page 6

NEW POSITIONS

OCCUPIED BY GREEKS OFFICERS WHO DESERTED. TALK OF ABJECT ITALIAN COLLAPSE. (By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright) (Received This Day, 10.30 a.m.) LONDON, December 10. The Greeks are reported to have occupied important new positions, after inflicting heavy losses on units of the Ninth Italian Division. The whole area along Lake Ochrida has been cleared of Italians. Five hundred Albanians surrendered to. the Greeks in the Argyrokastron region. Three officers who deserted frdrn the Ferrara Division stated that they were utterly astounded at the abject collapse of the Italians. Mussolini is reported to be planning to go in person to Albania to examine the situation. An Italian communique claims that the Italian left wing' in Albania threw back enemy attacks and inflicted severe losses.

ENEMY CASUALTIES FIGURES FOR NOVEMBER. ACCORDING TO ROME REPORT. (Received This Day, 10.30 a.m. ROME, December 10. Official: The casualties in Albania in November were: 722 Italians and 8 Albanians killed; 1,874 Italians and 43 Albanians wounded; 711 Italians and 20 Albanians missing. Other casualties in the same period were: East Africa: Twenty-six killed, 70 wounded, 7 missing. Navy: Eighty-nine killed, 182 wounded, 130 missing. Air Force: Fifty killed, 92 wounded. 162 missing.