HEAVY BOMBARDMENT

Wairarapa Times-Age, 10 February 1941, Page 5

HEAVY BOMBARDMENT

R ; OPENED BY THE GREEKS ! IN ALBANIA FOLLOWING ON COLLAPSE OF ENEMY ATTACK. i ! ITALIAN LOSSES AT SEA. _ I . I It is reported that in Albania. ' the Greeks opened a heavy bombardment of the Italian lines from Pogradec to Moscopilis. the 8.8. C. , states. The Italians are stated to have lost 1 1.500 men killed and wounded in their latest counter-attacks on the central , Albanian front. The Italians attempted j a surprise but were by what is j described as a murderous fire. They j were thrown into confusion and then ’ put to flight by a Greek cavalry unit. During the first three months of the war with Italy. Greek naval forces sank three Italian submarines and also i Italian transports totalling 35.000 tons. I These enemy losses have been revealj ed in a Greek Admiralty statement. AGAIN BEATEN BACK — ITALIAN NIGHT ATTACK. ( I ' (British Official Wireless.) , (Received This Dav. 10.10 a.m.) RUGBY, February 9. I A Greek headquarters communique I states: "Local operations are restricted. I A certain number of prisoners were captured." The Press Ministry in Athens stated that the Italians, seeing that their counter-attacks, supported by tanks, had not succeeded during the day, made a night attack, which was thrown back, the Italians leaving many dead. ITALIAN MATERIALS CAPTURED IN LIBYAN. LARGE QUANTITIES GOING TO GREEKS. (Received This Day. 10.20 a.m.) ISTANBUL. February 9. The Greek army is reported to be receiving large quantities of Italian war materials captured in Libya. It is stated that when the Italian retreat became a rout the British airmen were . instructed to avoid bombing Italian , munitions dumps and stores.