GREEK SURPRISE ATTACKS

Southland Times, Issue 24352, 5 February 1941, Page 5

GREEK SURPRISE ATTACKS

Capture Of New Positions ITALIAN ONSLAUGHTS REPULSED (United Press Assn.—Telegraph Copyright) (Received February 4, 9 p.m.) LONDON, February 3. Local Greek surprise attacks in heavy rain on various sectors of the Albanian front resulted in the capture of new positions without a shot being fired. It is reported from Struga that the Creeks have reached the shores of Valona Bay. The Greek radio stated that the Italians did not attack yesterday except against a single height beyond Klisura, where they launched 12 consecutive attacks, all of which were re_pulsed. According to a Press Ministry statement from Athens, however, a whole mountain range stretching for nine miles with peaks rising to 6000 feet is now in Greek hands following the successful fighting of the past few days. The statement added that a new phase of the Greek advance across Albania had begun. A further message from Athens states that the Italian dead, wounded and prisoners in the past three. . days are estimated at almost half a division.