EL AGHEILA CLEARED

Waikato Times, Volume 131, Issue 21910, 14 December 1942, Page 4

EL AGHEILA CLEARED

GERMANS THROWN OUT RETREATING TO TRIPOLI j! h (Official Wireless) j ' (Received Dec. 14, 3.15 p.m.) j j RUGBY, Dec. 13 \\ It is officially announced that I the enemy has been thrown out J of his post at El Agheila and is ( retreating towards Tripoli. j ALLIED ADVANCE NORTH AFRICA CAMPAIGN (Omclal wireless) (Received Dec. 14. 3.15 p.m.) RUGBY, Dec. 13 The Allied Force Headquarters’ communique in reference to North Africa states: Our advance forces conducted patrols yesterday in the forward areas. Enemy efforts to infiltrate north and south of Medjez-el-Bab were stopped. Further reports of an engagement on December 11, in which our troops i repulsed a column advancing from i the north shore, indicate that 100 j enemy troops were killed and we | captured over 50 prisoners. Our casualties were comparatively low. Yesterday and on Friday Spitfires on patrol over the northern battlefield area attacked enemy tanks, motor vehicles and infantry with good effect. Flying Fortresses, escorted by Lightnings, bombed the docks at ; Tunis yesterday. Many hits were i seen on-the docks and large fires j were started. An enemy supply j ship was also hit. In the southern area yesterday j Lightnings carried out sweeps and I offensive patrols, in the course of ] which they destroyed one Italian j bomber and one German fighter. They also attacked a railroad engine ; near Sfax and enemy vehicles on ; the roads. One of our aircraft was lost. During Friday night two enemy were destroyed. ‘