THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 18, 1941.
CRUCIAL BATTLE FULLY ENGAGED
Armies Locked From Mount Olympus To Albania
LUFTWAFFE LOSSES IN BRITAIN
A total of six
enemy raiders were shot down Wednesday night in the raid on London, it is now learned.
on
An Air Ministry communique states three were destroyed. by fighters and three by A.A. Bre
Two enemy aircraft were shot! down into the Strails of Dover. yesterday morning by fighters, and it is now known that one enemy fighter was destroyed the French coast on Wed-
over
FRENCH SUBMARINES
IN THE MOVE
in
that
Eyewitnesses Gibraltar report three French submari- nes and one destroyer headed westward through the Straits on Wednesday, presum- ably bound for Casa- blanca -Reuter
"IN ON THE GROUND FLOOR"
nesday There was 30 enenty activity over Brilam yesterday apart from The dropping of bombs on a town mand communique insured
A special Italian High Com-
Balt Damage was small buting feree fighting divisions of borne were killed Reuter
re-
The 18th Army vigorously sumed their advance on Wednes-
German Panzer Divisions Held
(By Reuter's Diplomatic Correspondent)
BATTLE IS NOW ENGAGED ON THE GREEK FRONT AND THE ITALO-GERMAN AND GRECO-BRITISH FORCES ARE LOCKED TO- GETHER IN A LIFE AND DEATH STRUGGLE OVER A LINE WHICH EXTENDS FROM MOUNT OLYMPUS TO THE ALBANIAN HILLS ON THE IONIAN SEA.
Much of this area is impenetrable for military operations, and it is a fact that an offensive has to follow certain roads and valleys, that gives the defence an opportuni- ty of making, the best use of its limited re-
sources.
The weight of the German attack in tanks in north-east Scotland by a single Wednesday night stated "Follow- and motorised equipment is practically un- limited but they have soldiers who are already The Council of the HK Anti-day morning after having broken veterans of war against them, and the odds Tuberculosis Association meets through the first Greek resistance
are not so desperate as the figures would seem this evening F1 the Legislative in the past three days. Council Chamber af 5 15 pm. The The whole enemy frunt
to show. Hon Mr M K Lo will preside threatened Router.
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As for the actual fighting, there
no official news on which to hase any comment.
In Libya. the situation is also
acems to have been very effec- tive.
The complete obliteration of an Italian convoy suggests that the desperate need of the Libyan troope for supplies forced the Italians to take risks which they usually avold,
Hitting Back
The fact that British troops are counter-attacking in the Sollum area shows that more forces are available and the British are beginning to hit back.
The Germans, after the great push from Benghazi to Bardia. will naturally have to pause to accumulate supplies and ma- terial before they can attack with the same vigour as at El Aghella.
British leal ·uperiority in the
somewhat obscure although there; air is making this task one that are some bright features.
is mcreasingly difficult and costly The presence of the British If the Tobruk
garrison can hold Navy is an Important factor in out it may be able to make the a operations, and their gun-¡ position of the German spearhead nery at Sollum and Gazala uncomfortable. Reuter.
SUMMARY OF SITUATION ON
THE BATTLE FRONT
1.50 BITTER FIGHTING is raging in Northern 1.20 Greece where the German mechanised hordes 4.00
are hurling themselves furiously against the Anglo-Greek line.
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But latest reports are to the effect that the 1.80 line, although subjected to heavy pressure, 2.20 still holds.
2.20
Australian troops are heavily engaged 1.80 around the town of Servia, which is on the 2.20 | road from Kozani to Larissa, a few miles west of Mount Olympus, the right pivot of the Allied line.
2.50 2.60
They are said to be giv- along the front and had entered ing the Germans a good
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The fiercest struggle, however, is in progress some 30 milles south- west of Servia, where the
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on the most serious phase.
"The
Germans had thrown their whole weight against the Allied forces and were suffer- ing tremendous casualties.
The statement added that Ger- bends towards Kalambaka, to 2.00 which point the Berlin communi-trated on three points at Gevena mau pressure was being concen-
4.00
que said the Germans were ad- (north of Kalanabaka), south of vacing.
the Haliakmon Rvier, and
20.00 160.00 70.00
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70.00 160.00 25.00 5.50
Nazi Objective
Quoting news just received of Koritza. from the front, Athens radio last night said: "The right flank of the Allied Army in front of Katerini (on the Gulf of Salonika) to Servia is withstanding violent attacks by the German forces and 1s continually repulsing them with heavy losses in this area.
west
Aim of the German column at- tacking the first region is the capture of Kalambaka,
The fighting, the statement 2. continues, is equally violent in the Kozani area and on the old Albanian Frontier, where German columns have appeared and have succeded in captur- Ing Kafetkark Ridge.
"One British armoured com. pany brought down five Ger- mon aircraft this afternoon."
THE RADIO ALSO ANNOUNC-| ED THAT ON THE LEFT OF¡ THE R.A.F. IS CONTINUING THE ALLIED ARMIES, GREEK ITS SPLENDID WORK IN 6.40 TROOPS ARE RESISTING BOMBING ENEMY COLUMNS
STEADFASTLY AND THE AND IS INFLICTING 5.60 ENEMY HAS AT NO POINT DAMAGE
GREAT ON TROOPS AND 2.00 GAINED ANY GROUND.
3.60 5.00 5.00
SUPPLIES.
In conclusion, the statement Most Serious Phase says all enemy attacks on the Italian front have been repulsed Earlier the Greek Press Minis- by the Greek with heavy try issued a statement that the losses on the enemy, and at no battle between the German and point have the Italians gained British forces had extended all the slightest advantage Reuter,
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