Pressure On Enemy Maintained At Jedabaya
' fßritish Official Wireless! (Rec. 11 a.m.) RUGBY, Jan. 9. The Middle East war communique from Cairo states that throughout yesterday ’our mobile columns continued to press the enemy rearguards covering the withdrawal of the main German body towards El Agheila. Enemy resistance north and south of the main Jedabaya-Agheila road was mere stubborn than that encountered by our columns further south, although the bad going in the letter areas seriously interfered with the speed of our advance. As on the previous . day our advance ; outh-west of Jedabaya was delayed by further mine fields which evidently had been well sited and carefully laid. Direct Hits on Shipping Cur air forces, operating successfully, destroyed a number of enemy aircraft in aerial combats. Enemy lines of communication west of El Agheila were also repeatedly attacked and a number of direct hits obtained on transport vehicles and also on coastal shipping which is being used to bring stores forward from Tripoli to beaches at various points on the coast of the Gulf of Sirte. In the Hellfire area units of the Royal navy in close co-operation with our artillery and air forces carried out a continuous heavy bombardment of the enemy defences throughout the day.
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Northern Advocate, 10 January 1942, Page 5
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