LIBYAN OPERATIONS

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 61, Issue 147, 3 April 1941, Page 5

LIBYAN OPERATIONS

withdrawal from mersa BREGA 'BRITISH ADVANCED ELEMENTS (Roe. II .10) LONDON, April 2. A eommunique issued by British Headquarters at Cairo states: “In Libya operations north-east of Mersa Brega are continuing and our advanced elements are withdrawing.—British Official Wireless. . \

Ah Italian communique states: — “Italian and German motorised units overcame the enemy and occupied Mersa Brega. Our troops continued to resist overwhelming forces on the northern front and the region of the Awash- R:iver.” *.)

GERMAN MECHANISED UNITS RECONNAISSANCE IN LIBYA. (Rec. 12.5 p.m.) LONDON, April 2. It is stated in London that the movement of German mechanised units in Libya'are in the nature of a reconnaissance to test the British strength.

ACTIVITY IN THE AIR.

ERITREA AND ABYSSINIA SOUTH AFRICANS’ SUCCESS (Rec. 12.5) LONDON, April 2. A communique issued by Royal Air Force Headquarters in the Middle East states: “The Royal Air Force continues its active support to the successful operations of our ground forces in Eritrea. South African fighters intercepted and drove off a- number of Snvoia 79’s in the Asmaya area. One had its Avheels down as if to land and the engine of another was in flames. “In Southern Abyssinia, aircraft of the South African Air Force attacked enemy, communications and defences and A r arious kinds of transport hctAA een AAvash and Asmara. Alotor transport Avas also bombed and machine-gunned at many other places. “Enemy aerodromes in Tripolitahia Avcve bombed yesterday by our aircraft. ‘•‘From all these operations out aircraft returned safely, Avith one exception.”—British Official Wireless.