BEATEN BACK
ENESfIY NEAR SOLLUM
EMPIRE TROOPS HOLD TOWN
OUR BOMBERS ACTIVE
LONDON, May 19. Today's communique from . military headquarters in Cairo stated that there was no change in the situation at Tobruk. South of Sollum two enemy columns supported by numerous tanks crossed the frontier, but they withdrew after being engaged by forward elements of our mechanised forces. • An earlier statement in London today said our troops were still in pos-. session of Sollum. This contradicts the German claims to have recaptured the town. Today's air communique from the Stiddle Easfc reports more widespread operations by the B. A.F. Attacks were carried out yesterday on enemy tanks between Fort Capuzzo and Halfaya Pass. The attacks were made by a large number of R.A.F. and South African aircraft and resulted in serious damage to motor transport. Motor vehicles and a number of tanks were put out of action. On Friday night, Benghazi and Derna were the objectives and it is known that considerable damage was done. During operations over Tobruk yesterday three Junkers 82's were shot down by anti-aircraft fire.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXXI, Issue 117, 20 May 1941, Page 7
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