RECONNAISSANCE RAID
MADE ON LAMPEDUSA, > i LANDING PARTY SUFFERS SOME LOSS. LONDON, June 9. A communique from Malta states that on Sunday night and Monday morning, light surface forces carried out a coastal reconnaissance of Lampedusa, without casualties or damage, though some of the landing party did not return. An Italian communique stated that the attempted landing was promptly repulsed by the defence, which sank several enemy naval vessels. The Rome radio says: “Every man who reached the shore was wiped out. This attempt brought a considerable British force and a very small Italian garrison face to face. The attempt proves that, in spite of the external appearance of the situation, which seemed dramatic, the Italians were animated by the firmest will to fight.” The Berlin radio says that military experts do not doubt that this was a serious landing attempt by a party of five companies of well-trained troops, equipped with modern automatic weapons. The test ended brilliantly for tpe Italians.
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 10 June 1943, Page 3
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