Daily Post - 24.11.1941, Blaðsíða 1

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15,000 Prisoners Taken
in British Drive
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More Nen
*nd Tanks
lor Syria,
Palestine
London, Nov. 23rd.
A report frcm Cairo to-day
Says that during the five
^onths’ preparations for our
fcyan offensive Palestine and
yria were not forgotten.
A War correspondent there
as described how he. con-
^tantly witnessed troops and
hks arrive in endless streams
r°m all directions. He was
j-ery much impressed by the
earing and equipment of the
uth African and New Zea-
and forces.
^•A.F. over
France
Again
London, Nov. 23rd.
^ Was officially announced
®re this aítemoon that
aircraft had made a
* °ng daylight sweep over
orthern France to-day. Our
-rcraft were seen to fly low in
formations in a south-
esterly direction across the
^nannel.
A.part from great activity in
er places. the communique
ays that a factory near Calais
^as greatly damaged, and
^arges jn the Channel near
u.nkirk were machine-gunned.
n oi our aircraft are miss-
lng.
raids
Enemy activity over Eng-
n<f last night was neglible.
e íeport aga’n is: No casual-
les’ no damage.
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Gambut
Surrounded
15,000 Prisoners
London, Nov. 23rd.
An Agency message from
Cairo latc to-night states that
the New Zealand forces of he
8th Army have now completely
encircled Gambut.
The same message states that
the number of prisoners taken
since Tuesday morning am-
ounts to 15,000. Of this number
8,000 are Italians, taken with
full equipment. It is further-
more announced that the garri-
son of Tobruk have accoimted
for 1,100 prisoners.
Enemy Cruisers
Torpedoed
In the Central Mediterranean
our bom'bers yesterday attack-
ed a convoy, escorted by a
cruiser and 5 destroyers.
The cruiser was hit by a tor-
pedo and probably sunk. One
large Italian merchant-ship
(Continued on page 3.)
Tank Battle
Raging South
of Tobruk
Enemy Runniny Short
of Petrol Supplies?
Five days after General Cunningham’s offensive began, the
enemy forces in the area from south-east of Tobruk to the Egypt-
ian frontier have been split into three or foxu- detachments. A
great tank battle is now raging in the region south east of Tobruk.
The communique from Head-
quarters in Cairo announces to-
day that the fighting, which
went on ceaseles^ly yesterday,
continued throughout the night
and this morning.
GAMBUT REACHED
The New Zealanders, who
continued their advance west
from Sidi Omar and captured
Fort Capuzzo yesterday even-
ing, have advanced to south of
Gambut after having taken
Bardia, which the enemy had
left.
Indian troops have captured
Mesaid. which is ten miles
north of Sidi Omar.
TOBRUK TROOPS MARCH
ON
.The British forces from To-
bruk are continuing their ad-
vance and have again captured
hundreds of prisoners, half of
whom are Germans.
ENEMY SPLIT IN THREE
The enemy forces in the
chief hattle area seem now to
be divided into at least three
main detachments. One is near
Gambut, another at Bir el
Gobi, and the third trying to
hold our forces advancing from
Tobruk.
Distances are here so great
that quite probably some ene-
my trocps may manage to
escape under cover of darkness.
But, even so, they may have to
leave s-cme of their tanks, as
there are indications of a ser-
ious shortage of petrol.
TANK BATTLES
Although it is difficult as yet
to give a clear picture of the
operations, the news bulletins
continually overlapping each
other, a few features of the
main tank battles can be given.
On the second day some of
the forces of our left wing,
sweeping north-west towards
Tobruk, met a unit of German
tank forces consisting of “Mark
3“ and “Mark 4”, 22-tonners
and larger.
Our tank forces cchsisted of
light tanks, 11-tonners, Ameri-
can made, which here got their
(Continued on page 4).