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OF IMPERIAL FORCES IN LIBYA

Enemy Resistance at One Point LIKELY TO BE OVERCOME SPEEDILY MUCH SUCCESSFUL ACTIVITY BY ROYAL AIR FORCE It was learned in London yesterday, the 8.8. C. states, that the Imperial forces in Libya are pushing’ on to Benghazi and that although they are meeting with some resistance from the Italians at one point the resistance is not very strong and this Italian post is expected to fall within a few days. Australian troops have been despatched to deal with the position. Supplies of water along the road in the fighting aiea provided by the Italians are being used by the Imperial forces, The principal difficulties facing General Wavell are those of administration. Some of the troops which took part in the early fighting at Sidi Barrani are now operating about a thousand miles to the south, in Eritrea. The latest communique issued by British General Headquarters in Cairo states that in Libya, pressure on the enemy forces in Derna is increasing. In Eritrea operations in the Agordat area are developing favourably. British troops continue their pursuit of the enemy forces withdrawing from Ummhagar. Another 173 prisoners- have been taken. The situation east of Metemma is unchanged. In Italian Somaliland vigorous patrol activity is continuing in numerous areas across the enemy frontier. In Libya, recent R.A.F. activity has been confined mainly, a communique states, to patrolling for the protection of land forces and to attacks on enemy troops retreating from Derna. On a landing ground between Bomba and Derna-, 11 Italian bombers and three fighters were found abandoned, just as they had been rendered unserviceable by British attack. In Eritrea an important bridge and junction on the railway line were successfully attacked. In Kenya and Italian Somaliland, South African aircraft raided two areas. In Albania, British fighters damaged a number of Italian planes. From all these operations the British aircraft returned safely. The pilot of one British fighter, reported missing in Libya on Monday, landed safely by parachute.

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Ngā taipitopito pukapuka

Wairarapa Times-Age, 30 January 1941, Page 5

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332

OF IMPERIAL FORCES IN LIBYA Wairarapa Times-Age, 30 January 1941, Page 5

OF IMPERIAL FORCES IN LIBYA Wairarapa Times-Age, 30 January 1941, Page 5

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