DASHING ITALIAN ATTACK ON MONTE ROMBON.
AUSTRIAN!? HUM DOWN STONES MI SUMMIT, DARING RAID ON ENEMY'S AERODROME. (Received August 30, 5 p.m.) Rome, August 29. An Italian official communique states: "The Austrians destroyed some bridges and part of the railway in the Fondo Valley and th? Val Sugana, in Trcntino. "One of our detachments in the Upper Jsonzo attempted by a sudden dash to gain a strong Austrian, position on the summit of Monte Kombon, which bars the advance to the Preclil Pass, but owing to the difficulties of the ground and a determined resistance by the enemy, who fought with guns, rifles and grenades, and even rolled down heavy stones, we captured only a few trenches. The enemy still holds the extreme summit. "The enemy is repairing their aerodrome at Aisovitza. which was recently damaged. Our aviators dropped 120 bombs, hitting two sheds, damaging the whole camp and causing fires. Although our airmen were under fire of the enemy's battens for half an hour they returned safely."
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19150831.2.61.8
Bibliographic details
New Zealand Herald, Volume LII, Issue 16010, 31 August 1915, Page 7
Word Count
168DASHING ITALIAN ATTACK ON MONTE ROMBON. New Zealand Herald, Volume LII, Issue 16010, 31 August 1915, Page 7
Using This Item
NZME is the copyright owner for the New Zealand Herald. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons New Zealand BY-NC-SA licence . This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of NZME. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Auckland Libraries and NZME.
Log in