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LIBYA BATTLE ROMMEL'S FORCES HARASSED

... LIBYA BATTLE ROMMEL'S FORCES HARASSED Bardia Defences Stormed To-day's Middle East war communique from G.H.Q.. Cairo. says:— Activity in the Agedabia area was less marked during the last 24 hours than previously. but our forces continued to harass the ...

Published: Thursday 01 January 1942
Newspaper: Staffordshire Sentinel
County: Staffordshire, England
Type: | Words: 330 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

TO ESCAPE HEAVY TANK LOSSES AT JEDABYA BARDIA SHELLED BY ARTILLERY

... TO ESCAPE HEAVY TANK LOSSES AT JEDABYA BARDIA SHELLED BY ARTILLERY General Rommel, brought to bay at Jedahya, 100 miles south of Benghazi, is striving desperately to stave off defeat in what may prove to be the final battle in Cyrenaica. He is hurling ...

Published: Thursday 01 January 1942
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 265 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

Bardia defences

... with armoured car units and air force formations. In the action at Bardia two warships took part.” So desperate is General Rommel’s resistance in the Agedabia region that he is flinging every possible armoured vehicle into the battle. Cairo military circles ...

Published: Thursday 01 January 1942
Newspaper: Evening Despatch
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 213 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

BURSLEM PIT EXPLOSION

... station three miles away. The station staff, under Mr. Hollott, directed rescue operations. Iron Ring Closing on Rommel WHILE General Rommel is fighting desperately to stave off defeat Adegabia (Jedabya), 100 miles south of Benghazi, the Britisli iron ring ...

Published: Thursday 01 January 1942
Newspaper: Coventry Evening Telegraph
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 320 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

COMMER-KARRJER

... CONFIRMED Cairo message says death was confirmed today of Lieu• el Geoffrey Keyes, son of Sir Roger missing atter raid on General Rommel's headquarters on eve of British offensive in Libya. ...

Published: Thursday 01 January 1942
Newspaper: Staffordshire Sentinel
County: Staffordshire, England
Type: | Words: 444 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

ROMMEL STILL IN AN IRON GRIP

... ROMMEL STILL IN AN IRON GRIP (GENERAL ROMMEL, brought to bay at Agedabia, 100 south Benghazi, is s«'i ...

Published: Thursday 01 January 1942
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Gazette
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 131 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

Bardia Shelled

... there. At Tobruk, the Germans had to use long-range guns to shell the British positions. Considerable damage was inflicted on Rommel’s armoured fighting vehicles and motortransport in the Agedabia area on Tuesday, when, in a heavy engagement, the enemy employed ...

Published: Thursday 01 January 1942
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Gazette
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 75 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

Foreman at

... volunteer ear driver, Spring-lane Depot. Civil Defence Service, Birmingham. Rommel’s AgedabiaPanzers Get Whipped Twice on Land—Then Battered from Air SEVERE damage was done to Rommel’s remaining armoured the ground were set ablaze. Three he e nemy du rfn ...

Published: Thursday 01 January 1942
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Gazette
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 900 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

Subdued Nazi Comments

... Finns, the despatch adds, are astonished that the Russians should attempt to fight under the present conditions in the Arctic. ROMMEL’S BID ...

Published: Thursday 01 January 1942
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 277 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

REPAIRS & SERVICE

... coast of the Mediterranean, where they made a gallant attempt to succour our indomitable Greek allies. While they were away Rommel stepped in and, apart from Tobruk, recovered the lost ground. But the Italian Army in Libya had been destroyed and the first ...

Published: Friday 02 January 1942
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 335 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

Always Carry Your Gas-mask SUITS TRAP

... troops, sup- ported by British tanks and artillery, have penetrated the southern defences of Bardia, where some of General Rommel’s forces are isolated, and 600 prisoners have been taken. In the Agedabia area heavy air attacks have been made on enemy motor ...

Published: Friday 02 January 1942
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Gazette
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 93 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

“RUSSIA

... knocked out strong South African Troops Storm Bardia WHILE British Imperial Forces are maintaining their pressure General Rommel, fighting grimly at bay at Agedabia (Jedabya), Imperial troops have launched strong attack against Bardia, says Reuter. Smashing ...

Published: Friday 02 January 1942
Newspaper: Coventry Evening Telegraph
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 718 | Page: 3 | Tags: none