AIR ATTACKS.

Auckland Star, Volume LXXI, Issue 100, 29 April 1940, Page 8

AIR ATTACKS.

AT MANY POINTS. More Allied Reinforcements Disembarked. GERMAN ADVANCE HELD. L'nitod Pros.- Association. —Copyright. (Received 1..10 p.m.) LONDON, April 28. German 'planes again reat tacked* British landing points and Norwegian towns and villages in waves during the week-end, according to unconfirmed Swedish sources, but the growing power of the Allied antiaircraft guns and fighters reduced the harassing effect. Further Allied reinforcements disembarked. In addition to Andalsnes, Nazi bombers were reported to have raided Alesmid. Mohle and NanKos harbour.

A Norwegian agency says Alesund was seriously damaged during a twohour bombing attack, but at Nanusos the raiders were repelled and one shot down. There is no substantial change in five disposition of the land forces. To-night's dispatches indicate that the Germans aie endeavouring to speed up their left wing advance in Gudbrandsdal Valley in order to keep pace with the central drive along Osterdal Valley, but the Allies are holding them in the vicinity of Qua in. The Allies' forces at Storen are still barring the Gevninn approach towards Trondheim from Osterdal, and the Nazis now appear to lave been halted in the vicinity of Roros, fortifying their jwisitions and awaiting f] lo arrival of reinforcements from Oslo. Gains Not Important. The thrust of the German mechanised column across the mountains westward from Roros has been slowed down. according to a reliable source, and strong British units, reported to have, occupied j a high plateau in the region of Jerkin, I commanding the Domaes-.Storen railway, can meet with any German attempt to cut the railway. A Norwegian communique save that troops seriously engaged the. Germans in Hallin and Xunied Valleys in the Bergen and Oslo sector, but were forced to retire to new positions. It described the German advance as i-niiiipartant, but admitted the loss of Voiss, and added that one German 'plane wae shot down and three forced to land during bombing attacks on Allied and Norwegian forces. The German radio claimed that two British cruisers and four transport-! ' were hit by bombs off Trondheim. NORWAY MINEFIELDS. TO GUARD BRITISH SHIPS. British Official Wireless. (Received 2 p.m.) RUGBY. April 28. The Admiralty to-night issued a description of minefields vrthich have been laid off the northern Norwegian coast. One field extends completely across the mouth of Vestfiorden. at the northern end of which is situated the port of Narvik. The other field is laid near Steinvaer Island and guards the approach to Narvik from the north. These fields are laid to defend from submarine attack British ships operating in Narvik waters, and effectively guard the approaches to that port.