RAPID REBEL ADVANCE.
LOYALIST LINE BROKEN. SARAGOSSA, Aug. 23. A rapid surprise advance by General Franco’s forces broke the Republican line along a 15-mile front at Estremadura to-day, which had hitherto been a tranquil sector, 30 miles south-west of Talavera de la Reina, and penetrated 11 miles toward CampiJlos. „ The Nationalists also claim that they have captured important positions on the Ebro front, including an entire Republican regiment and much war material. A Republican communique, however, records that the Ebro front is still unbroken, and that General Franco’s forces were repulsed with incalculable losses. The Republicans claim that they' captured four tanks with Italian crews.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LVIII, Issue 227, 24 August 1938, Page 9
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105RAPID REBEL ADVANCE. Manawatu Standard, Volume LVIII, Issue 227, 24 August 1938, Page 9
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