NO RESPITE
GIVEN TO DEFENDERS ITALIAN TALLY OF ATTACKS. EXPECTATION OF LANDING ATTEMPT. (By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright) (Received This Day, 10.5 a.m.) LONDON, June 9. An Italian communique says: “Pantelleria since May 9 has suffered four bombardments from the sea and some 140 air attacks. Daylight attacks in the last few days have averaged twelve, while, on the last nine nights, ait raids followed without interruption, giving no respite to the defenders. The offensive of course has caused much damage, but our brave soldiers, while the bombing was going on, promptly set about repairing the damage. Naval and anti-aircraft guns continually replied.”
The Rome radio says Allied planes dropped leaflets calling for the surrender of Pantelleria by 6 p.m. local time yesterday, signed by General Spaatz, on behalf of Allied headquarters. The reply by the admiral commanding the island garrison was to prepare all means to repulse a landing. The population is resisting stoically beside the soldiers, sailors and airmen and proudly sharing sacrifices and privations. Everyone is at his post prepared to make the enemy pay the highest price for the expected landing attempt.
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 10 June 1943, Page 3
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