STRONG DEFENCES
PREPARED BY ITALIANS AT DESSIE ELABORATE FORTIFICATIONS. UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER. (British Official Wireless.) (Received This Day, 10.38 a.m.) RUGBY, May 1. The operations culminating in . the capture of Dessie {ire further described in a Nairobi communique, which says: “The capture of Dessie was a considerable victory, for it was evident from its defensive positions and guns captured that the Italians had determined to make a strong resistance. The position at the Gomboltcha Pass, which was well dug. and heavily wired, was covered by twenty guns, all of which were taken by the British forces. The position at Dessie was well suited for defence on all sides, as it included 17 separate areas, supported by seven forts and numerous strong points. When the final British attack was taking place, military officers and civil officers in a white-flagged car approached from the enemy lines, and. after some parleying, an unconditional surrender was agreed upon.
NAVY AT WORK EFFECTIVE BOMBARDMENT. OF ENEMY TROOPS AND SUPPLIES. (British Official Wireless.) (Received This Day, 10.15 a.m.) RUGBY, May 1. An Admiralty communique states: "The Commander-in-Chief in the Mediterranean reports that our naval units carried out a successful bombardment of enemy troops and supplies in the El Gazala area of Libya.”
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 2 May 1941, Page 5
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