THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 23, 1940
ALLIED FORCES/ GAINING UPPER HAND IN NORWAY
STOCKHOLM, TO-DAY,
ACCORDING TO THE NEWSPAPERS, BRITISH ELVERUM
TROOP TRAINS HAVE REACHED STOEREN,
STRATEGIC RAILWAY JUNCTION 30 MILES REPORTED SOUTH OF TRONDHEIM. IT IS ALSO REPORT RETAKEN
ED THAT FIGHTING IS OCCURRING NORTH- EAST OF TRONDHEIM, AT VAERDALSRORA. The Germans have repeatedly bombed roads and railways linking Namsos and Trondheim but reports indicate the railway has suffered little damage, though the telephone lines have been broken.
The papers report that
Norwegian forces are ing as the result of a
ment.
British air attacks on two acro- dromes in the Trondheim area are making it more difficult for the Ger- mans to organise air attacks.
While the Germans claim to be at Lillehammer, between Hamar and
Dombaas, a British advance guard of 750 men has arrived there and was followed by more from Andalsnes.
According to other reports the railway from Andalsnes to Dombaas, and thence through Gubbrandsdal, which is one of the most important strategic valleys, is entirely in Allied hands.
Steinkjaer, where some concentrating, is burn- heavy aerial bombard-
German Communique
Berlin, To-day.
The official news agency, comment-
to the north of Oslo, but says resistance was fruitless
enemy.”
and
that
London, To-day, Allied forces in eastern.
Norway are believed to be fighting at Hamar and El- verum against German de- tachments from Oslo. Re-
ports persist that British, French and Norwegian troops have re-captured both Hamar and Elverum, but these re- ports: should be treated with full reserve.
Other reports, which seem ing on a High Command communique, to be reliable, state that the mentions violent Norwegian resistance Allied troops reached Hamar was by railway from Andalsnes. "broken with bloody losses for the Partial confirmation of this It claims that fortified positions on may be in the fact that An- the heights of Lindhaegde were storm-dalsnes was bombed, as was ed after bitter fighting, and adds that at least one station on the
Norwegian mopping up of
patrols
railway line. around Stavanger continues.
Describing the air raid-on Namsos,
Four large Nazi bombers were re- at-it says that the bombardment of Bri-
tisk positions lasted six hours, Ger-ported shot down during the latter. man aircraft attacked continuously in attack, and here too, the Norwegians successive waves. "The number killed rounded up 50 German parachutists. could not be ascertained." The rail- way station was completely destroyed
are
All railway tracks and roads strongly guarded and German tempts to cut the lines by parachute troops have failed.-Reuter.
Advance On Trondheim (8PECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL"). Steinkjer, To-day. The Allied troops are rapidly ad- vancing towards Trondheim. The re- port adds that German bombers razed Namsos to the ground, also Grong, and heavily bombed Steinkjer.
to
Allied troops, which landed south of Trondheim, are advancing Levanger thus encircling the Germans in Trondheim.
in Havas
After half-a-day's car journey the interior of Norway, the correspondent gained the impression that important operations could only take place on the coast and near the fjords with victory depending solely on the number of effectives involv ed.
The Upper Hand
The report concludes that Germany unable to send reinforcements by sea and Norway's airports.destroyed the Allies clearly have the upper hand.
While German planes are desper- ately bombing the region south of Trondheim in an attempt to hold up the Allied advance, two hundred Ger- man soldiers landed by parachute in the region with instructions to Sabo- tage the Aambos Railway. A hun- dred-and-fifty Germans have already been captured. "Havas:
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---Router.
Position Hopeless
Stockholm, To-day. Reports received here fast evening indicate that the Germans have been recalling their troops along the rall way linking Narvik with the Swedish mines.
The force. posted at Bjoernfjell, near the Swedish frontier, la reported to be cut off. Its position is regarded as hopeless and the force la expected. eventually to cross the Swedish bor-
der.--Router.
INVASION --PLANNED
LONG AGO ·
London, To-day. The Norwegian High Command an- nounce they have captured from the Germans copies of war maps of Nor- way based on Norwegian rectangle. maps and neutral maps which were specially printed in Germany, In February this year. It is obvious that German General the plans of the Staff for the invasion of neutral- Nor- way go back to an early date in the war. British Wireless,
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The Nazis had captured a farm, but the Norwegians, using hand grenades and machine-guns, forced, them to surrender with the loss of 25 lives.
Apart from automatic guns, the Na-. zis had with them folding - bicycles," radio sets and even gas-welding ap- paratus.--Reuter.
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