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TWO ITALIAN DIVISIONS AT SIDI
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BRITISH ARMOURED UNITS Offensive Supported By R.A.F.: 22 Enemies Downed
CAIRO, DEC. 11 (REUTER)—BRITISH ARMOURED UNITS OPERATING IN THE BEAR' OF SIDI. HARKANI are believed to have cut off part of two Italian divisions. . Fighting yesterday continued along a 30-rills front forming the right flank of two enemy divisions occupying the Sidi Barrani area.
During the night of Dec. 8 naval unita - successfully, bazab- arded Maktils Camp and Sidi Herrani in support of the opera,« tions, states a British naval communique.
It is stated that the British On Monday, every enemy 'aero- Bisuletired units: gained success drame from Derna to Bidi Bar- within 36 hours of launching their ran was heavily raided by British suprise attack at dawn on Mon- bombera, causing great damage. ¡day and they have reached the In addition. our fighters and
coast between Blä Barrani and (bombers
continually attacked Bugbug.
nemy troop concentrations and British aircraft ceaselessly ham-motor transport over the whole mered Italian communications to operational area. check reinforcemanta,
GIQ, COMMUNIQUE
HEAVY ITALIAN LOBBES Twenty-two enemy, aircraft were Operations in the Western reported shot down or destroyed- Desert are successfully continuing18 confirmed pred four uncon- states
GE.Q.
contimunique firmed. One squadron accounted |Prisoners so far captured are re- for eleven of these, four of which ported to exceed 4,000 and a num- were seen burning on the ground ber of medium tanks.
at the same time.
In the Gallabat area patrolling | activity supported by our artillery |fire continues.
In their swift thrust to the coast British troops bave dri- ven a wedge between the Lib- yan forces holding Sidi Barrani. and divisions supporting them further west.
The area occupied by the enemy roughly forma an equilateral triangle, the points of which are, Bidi Barrani and the Italian carips
at Maktlia, 15 miles west along
Another fighter squadron caused great damage to enemy communi- cations and inflicted many cas- ualties on enemy personnel by dive machine-gun attacks,
Later reconnaissance flights re- ported large fires west of Bugbug, jand in other roads enemy motor transports were burning on the road, causing dislocation of enemy troop movements.
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INTENSIVE OPERATIOŃS During these Intensive air
the coast, and Nibelwa, 18 miles operations which were continuous due south of Sidi Barranf.
NIHEIWA CAMP CAPTUREL
from dawn to dusk, only three of our aircraft failed to return to their bases. but of their · pilots.
The Nibelwa camp was the two are safe within our own ter- position captured by the British ritory. early on Monday morning when Many tons of bombs were drop- [600 prisoners were taken
ped by British planes, which While the Royal Navy bombard- varied their tactics by diving low jed one side of the triangle, ar- and carrying out machine gun |moured, units supported by infan-jattacks on enemy troops. The try attacked the other two sides, R.A.F. onslaught la support of the Seting in close "co-operation, the British drive anděúbtedly accounts RAF. ranged continuously over for the absence of Italian raids on the whole area bombing Italian Alexandria during posts and destroying mechanised moonlight nights. transport and breaking up troop formationa
MILITARY COMMENTS
the
recent
PERFECT CO-ORDINATION Evidently 'the · Italians needed every available aircraft to meet LONDON, Dec '11 (Reuter)—the RAF. Months of meticulous Italian troops In Egypt are oc. preparations behind the lines pre- cupying an area extending from ceded the present action' against Bollum to Bidi Barrant bounded Graziani's army, the bulk of which on the corth by the sea, and ex- appears to be stationed in the re- tending from 20 to 25 miles to the glop around Sollum where the south, it was stated in authorits- Frontiers of Egypt and Libya tive military circles in London meet,"
yesterday.
F
All branches of British forces
'Inside this quadrilateral, the in the Middle East, extending 400
| Italians are holding a number of miles-Into the desert from G.H.Q. perimeter camba which are strong- at Catro are perfect co-ordinated' ly defended" and fortified and are
provide with at-tank and A.A
guns.
LIBYAN DIVISIONS
It appears that 'the
"QUISLINGS"
British IN BRITAIN
forces. have so far attacked two of
these CAMDA with considerable
success. It cannot at the moment!
be said for certain that the Ita- MR. H. MORRISON
liana have been entirely driven
out of these camps but what un-
For the children Viyella' which doubtedly is true is that the Bri
does not shrink when washed, tish forces are in them or at least never irritates the skin and
which keeps children always part. of them.
REPLIES TO
COMMONS DEBATE
LONDON, Dec 11 (Reuter). —- Under their powers the Home
warm enough but never too" It is probable that these camps Office had not dealt with enemy
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CARNARVON CASTLE
WEIGHS ANCHOR
MONTEVIDEO, Dec. 11 (Reuter, The Carnarvon Castle sailed; ut 8.15 pm GMT all repairs hay- ing been completed.
A
·SECRET
NIGHT
WEAR
DEBATE
LONDON, Dec, 11 (Reuter)
The House of Commons will hold a secret debate about shipping in the near future.
Despite the rain a large crowd cheered the British armed cruiser assembled at the quayside and on her departure
are mainly occupied by native allena and other internees im- troops. It is known that there property or spitefully, declared are two Libyan divisions in this Mr, Herbert Morrison, Home Se- area and presumably these di-cretary, replying to a debate sions are being engaged at the the House of Commons..
į moment.
In
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They had seen what had hap pened to Holland, Belgium and Norway and "we knew we had our own Quislings in this country ready to play their part..
DIFFICULTIES OF CAMPAIGN The difficulties' of such a cam paign can readily be 'imagined.
Troops cannot replenish sup. plles from "orchards, stain stores, cattle and waterworks in captured is that, republican politicians at territory, for the desert yields one time respected, very fully nothing of all these...
Every drop of ⠀ water ' and every scrap of food must be than carried by the forces on move.
"The lesson of Nazi Germany
those principles which are now urged upon mey
*""The result was that Hitler in dealt repubilean Germany - was with under a very gentle law. He The problems of desert warfare was put into prison but was given were well Ulustrated by the opera, the right of access to certain per- įtions undertaken by the Italians sons and in two months he was
when they advanced into BRYDt out.
earlier this year.
able to
SECURITY OF STATE
Well equipped, they were able to
"If I had been running the advance rapidly as far as Bid German government at that time Barrani, but then the momen he would never have got out and tum was absorbed by the sands would never have survived, of the desert,
B.A.J. SUPPORT.
CAIRO, Dec. 11 (Reuter)- Detalled reports now received are showing the part played by thê RAF in unpporting the military offensive in the West- ern Desert
"He is an enemy of the State and ought to be shot and that would have been a very fine thing for Germany and the world. II have to take any action in the defence of security I shall take it! The security of the State in time of war comes before anything."
CHANNEL HAZE GLOWED RED
Great Fires Raging
In Calais
LONDON. Dec 11 (Reuter), mem | Fires started by the RAF at the French Invasion ports on Monday night were still blazing fiercely yesterday.
In the morning the hare over mid-Channel glowed red but later when the day was slightly older great flames and "columns of smoke rising from the French coast made a spectacular sight.
The fires appeared to be worse in and around Calais.
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