THE CAMPAIGN IN ALBANIA

Press, Volume LXXVII, Issue 23263, 25 February 1941, Page 9

THE CAMPAIGN IN ALBANIA

(Received February 24, 11 p.m.)

0 LONDON. February 24. neuter’s correspondent in Albania that the Greeks are attacking snarply in the Shkumbi and Devol over Valleys, south-east of Elbasan. Another message says that mopping*i p °P er ati°ns are going on in recentlyareas, where the Greeks have a |ten more prisoners and arms, •directed from new observation posts .y® t '°ofcing Italian lines in the central *Greek artillery has heavily oeiled points where the Italians are ttemptlng to reorganise after their recent retreat. set* } a^es l Greek communique relocal artillery action and says Greek Air Force shot down •JP; enemy aeroplanes and probably wo more. One Greek aeroplane is oiissing. Anti-aircraft guns shot down n ?^® r Italian aeroplane. I, A Greek spokesman explained that rain had confined the Greeks to ha2 SO u^ a^on of recent gains. There Mn ,? n . n0 Italian counter-attacks. v,. an .y Italians were without food as a taid British and Greek bombing

r? 1 ? *Pokesman also ’ said that the liar 6 * 15 , last week captured 1272 t)]ll '? ns ', including 30 officers, while revising 16 counter-attacks, in which e enemy suffered heavy casualties.

The Greeks also secured a considerable quantity of war material. Greek airmen shot down six enemy aer planes without loss. , Prisoners confirm the extreme deterioration c% Italian morale and conditions, and Siat their losses are very heavy ThePusteria Division has lost one-third of its effectives, the Wolves of Tuscany Division two-thirds, and the Seina Division has practically been wiped out. _ . Air A communique from Royal Air Force headquarters in the Middle Ea-t says;— I “Considerable damage was done to enemy storage dumps and motor transport columns in the Buzi area, near Tepeleni, on- Saturday. I the Preveza area, one British fighter patrol shot down three enemy aircraft —a three-engined seaplane, which crashed into the sea, and two threeengined bombers.”

Gifts From Fiji—The residents of Fiji have subscribed £66,600 in Fijian currency for the purchase of three bombers. This is in addition to a donation of £SOOO from Mr S. H. Ellis for a Spitfire.—Suva. February 24.

M Campinchi Dead —The death has occurred of M. Cesar Campinchi. who was Minister for the Navy in the French Cabinet when France collapsed. —Vichy, February 23.