BRITISH PATROLS

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume 76, 13 October 1941, Page 6

BRITISH PATROLS

INITIATIVE MAINTAINED j ENEMY PARTIES OVERWHELMED INCREASED ACTIVITY AT TOBIICK j GERMAN TANKS OUT IN NUMBERS I lßet\ 1.30 p.m.) Rugby, Oct. 12. j I A British Cairo Headquarters 1 communique says that in spite of their rough handling on the previous night German tanks in eon sidcrablc numbers again approached north and south-east Tobruk during the night of lOth-llih October. Another small listening post nearly a mile beyond our outer perimeter defences was overrun, causing ns casualties of two killed and seven wounded. In other sectors a number of our patrols maintaining the initiative gained through bold and determined action all through the summer months continued their offensive tactics with highly successful results. In the south w-cst sector an Australian patrol captured an Italian officer arid destroyed the whole of his platoon. In the same sector another of our patrons ambushed a party of enemy 114 strong, inflicting 40 casualties before the enemy beat a rapid retreat. Our patrol subsequently withdrew without loss. Close by yet another patrol of enemy numbering 50 was ambushed and practically wiped out. Further south a patrol of 30 Italians was surprised and routed, leaving in our hands 15 dead, together with the officer in charge, who was wounded. In tjje frontier area our patrols were again active on a wide