STRAIN ON ENEMY
200 ITALIANS SURRENDER
LONDON, June 11
The Axis forces were reported before the evacuation of Bir Hacheim to be showing signs of strain.
Two hundred Italian infantry approached the fortress under a white flag and gave themselves up to the French. They recently arrived from Italy and were completely demoralised by the heat and thirst. ,
A British column captured a large batch of Italian prisoners west of Gabr el Fachri, which is west of the gap.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXXIII, Issue 137, 12 June 1942, Page 5
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79STRAIN ON ENEMY Evening Post, Volume CXXXIII, Issue 137, 12 June 1942, Page 5
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