Mopping Up Italians in Abyssinia

Manawatu Times, Volume 66, Issue 123, 26 May 1941, Page 5

Mopping Up Italians in Abyssinia

Two Enemy Divisions Surrounded MANY PRISONERS AND MUCH MATERIAL CAPTURED United Press Association—By E!«:tr*e Telegraph—Copyright. Received Sunday, 9.30 p.m. LONDON, May 24. The latest information concerning the Abyssinian campaign is contained in a Cairo communique which says: “In the Gondar area troops of the Sudan Defence Forces successfully repulsed a heavy enemy counter-attack against a ridge overlooking Chelga which we occupied a few days ago. The situation has been completely restored. “In the south the Battle of the Lakes continues to develop well. Soddu is now in our hands and the two Italian divisions in this area have been surrounded. In addition other important enemy forces to the west of the lakes are now separated. In sharp engagements preceding the capture of Soddu our West African troops took several hundred prisoners, a number of gur.s land mechanical transport with slight losses to themselves. “Still further south-west African j troops occupied Uondo where 600 Italians with guns, armoured cars and other equipment were captured. “On all fronts these spectacular operations have been successfully developed in spite of the most difficult climatic conditions.”