AIR OPERATIONS
ASSISTED BY GOODWEATHER ITALIANS LOSE 23 PLANES IN THREE DAYS. ALLIED COMMANDERS PRAISE GREEKS. (By Telegraph—Press Association—-Copyright' (Received This Dav 1.10 p.mJ ATHENS. February 12 A communique states: "Good weather lias assisted Greek air operations, We bombed enemy positions behind the lines, indicting considerable losses. Tito Italians have lost 23 planes in three days” General Sir A. Waveil. in a message to M. Vradyni. said: 'The Greek sue cesses have not only had a local of-| feel. We readily recognise that our: valiant Greek allies, by their fine vie lories in Albania, were first to deal Italy a terrible blow. Their successes; are influencing the outcome of th* i war." General Catron:-: In a message. said:] "The heroic resistance of Greece is ’ salutary example to the Fieneh colon-J ies, which will take up arms when the; lime comes. Greece lias avenged the ’ Italian a.ssmxinatmji of France. T*h« : terrible blows Greece has trucki against Italy in the common fight by the side of the Briton will ihortly, bring total collapse to the Italian Em . pire in Africa
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 13 February 1941, Page 6
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