SOUTH OF NAMSOS

Wairarapa Times-Age, 30 April 1940, Page 5

SOUTH OF NAMSOS

BRITISH TROOPS IN ACTION ENEMY PATROLS REPULSED. SOME PRISONERS TAKEN. British troops have again been in action between Trondheim and Namsos, where they inflicted losses on the Germans and have taken some prisoners, Daventry reports. An Anglo-French communique states that the British are in touch , with German forces north of Trondheim. German patrols were repulsed with losses and several prisoners captured. A British ambush party the previous day trapped a German detachment. killing several and taking prisoners. Although there has been much air activity this has caused very lew casualties and it is believed that one German plane was shot down by antiaircraft fire. OIL tanTablaze WORK OF BRITISH BOMBERS IN OSLO ATTACK ON AERODROMES. ESTIMATES OF FIGHTING STRENGTH. By Telegraph—Press Association —Copyright. LONDON. April 29. A message from Gothenburg (Sweden) says that British bombers are reported to have destroyed a large oil tank during a raid on aerodromes near Oslo. Neutral, estimates of the respective strengths in Norway are 60.000 Germans and 40,000 British and French. The Norwegian, strength cannot be guessed. “STUBBORN RESISTANCE” ADMITTED BY GERMANS. LONDON, April 29. The German News Agency admits stubborn enemy resistance at various places in Norway and says the British evidently have received instructions to stiffen their resistance. MANY GERMAN WOUNDED ARRIVING IN OSLO. (Received This Day. 10.45 a.m.) GOTHENBURG, April 29. Many German wounded soldiers are arriving at Oslo and civilians are being removed from the hospitals.