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No Contact With Rommel

... No Contact With Rommel ASEVERE sandstorm hampered all operations yesterday both on land and in the air, says tp-day's Cairo communique. Although intensive patrolling was carried out over, the whole front visibility wasp very poor and no contact with ...

Published: Wednesday 25 February 1942
Newspaper: Aberdeen Evening Express
County: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 332 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

Rommel Prepares

... Rommel Prepares To Attack By Our Military Observer E NEMY activity in Libya referred to in today's Cairo communique indicates that Rommel is preparing to launch an attack. It says:— Operating in the general area east of Tmimi and south of the Tmimi-Mekili ...

Published: Monday 23 February 1942
Newspaper: Aberdeen Evening Express
County: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 204 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

ROMMEL RESISTS

... ROMMEL RESISTS columns in thn * J battle area in Libya are showing stronger resistance than a week ago, and air activity has increased. Yesterday’s Cairo report said; Operating in the general area east Tmimi and south of the Tmimi-Mekili tract, our fighting ...

Published: Tuesday 24 February 1942
Newspaper: Daily Record
County: Lanarkshire, Scotland
Type: | Words: 169 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

Rommel Is Stronger

... Rommel Is Stronger is steadily receiving reinforcements, but still withholds a major thrust in Libya. One neutral source states his numbers have been doubled recently. Land activity has been restricted to operations by Imperial fighting patrols south ...

Published: Wednesday 25 February 1942
Newspaper: Daily Record
County: Lanarkshire, Scotland
Type: | Words: 54 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

Rommel in No Hurry

... Rommel in No Hurry By AUBREY HAMMOND position in Libya is gradually stabilising, and the principal feature now is the merciless strafing motor transport along the enemy's long supply lines from the air, where we retain a decided initiative. Many lorries ...

Published: Monday 09 February 1942
Newspaper: Aberdeen Press and Journal
County: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 149 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

ELUSIVE ROMMEL

... ELUSIVE ROMMEL From AUBREY HAMMOND (Our Own Correspondent) Western Desert, Thursday. ROMMEL has been engaged a series of elusive manoeuvres, the purpose of which is not clear. There have been withdrawals of three columns which he had pushed up through ...

Published: Friday 20 February 1942
Newspaper: Aberdeen Press and Journal
County: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 257 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

Pressure by Rommel

... Pressure by Rommel In the desert area north-east of Msus, our mobile columns continued their offensive activities over the whole front, engaging the enemy wherever found, states the Middle East communique from Cairo. In the Jebel Akdar area our 4th ...

Published: Wednesday 04 February 1942
Newspaper: Aberdeen Press and Journal
County: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 176 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

Vichy Helped Rommel

... Vichy Helped Rommel Washington, Saturday. Informed circles here feel that, despite official sileme, there is no doubt that supplies of French origin have been forwarded to Rommel in Libya. Oil and trucks from Tunisia are said to have constituted the bulk ...

Published: Saturday 07 February 1942
Newspaper: Aberdeen Evening Express
County: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 105 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

Waiting For Rommel To Attack

... Waiting For Rommel To Attack By MATTHEW HALTON With the South African Brigade, Libya. 0 N a line of rocky hills, canyons and desert running southwards from the sea the line where the enemy broke through seven weeks ago—we wait now for Rommel to attack. ...

Published: Monday 16 February 1942
Newspaper: Aberdeen Evening Express
County: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 476 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

TO NIP ROMMEL SUPPLIES

... TO NIP ROMMEL SUPPLIES : R.A.F. POUND GREEK BASES; LIBYA QUIET As the lull in the Libya land fighting continues, the R.A.F. is striking at Greek bases from u)hich some oi Rommel's reinforcements may haoe come. The R.A.F. Middle East bulletin tells of ...

Published: Tuesday 10 February 1942
Newspaper: Dundee Courier
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 360 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

Vichy Aid to Rommel

... Vichy Aid to Rommel SUPPLIES shipped surreptitiously from France to Tunisia during recent months for General Rommel's forces in Libya include 3500 tons of gasolene, 2000 tons of aviation spirit, and thousands of tons of olive oil. A Ministry Economic ...

Published: Thursday 12 February 1942
Newspaper: Aberdeen Press and Journal
County: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 245 | Page: 1 | Tags: none