... HINDERING ROMMEL Turning to the work of the Fleet in the Mediterranean. Mr Alexander said our submarines in circumstances far more difficult than encountered by the German U-boats, had been most successful in reducing the weight of reinforcements which ...

... HELP FOR ROMMEL In the Mediterranean, although we have been attacking convoys, there is no doubt that considerable reinforcements have been put through. The enemy probably have greater surface and air strength to cover their convoys, and the cruisers ...

... DESERT BATTLE WHY HAS GENERAL ROMMEL RETIRED ? General Rommel, It would seem, has decided to withdraw the columns with which he advanced recently to some 15 or 20 miles West of Gazala—the position from which he started his last thrust in Libya. The columns ...

... asked in the House of Commons about the munitions of war which Vichy France is sending across the Mediterranean to General Rommell in Libya and it is expected that Mr Hugh Dalton (Minister of Economic Warfare) will make a statement on the whole question ...

... NEEDS TOBRUK Genl. Rommel needs Tobruk badly, says Reuter’s special correspondent in the Western Desert, delayed in transmission. In the fighting that must now ensue, his tank losses are likely to be considerable, and presumably he is prepared to face ...

... REORGANIZED ARMY Rommel Holds Back In Libya General Rommel has not come forward again and it appears that he is back more or less to where he started when he began his new advance, according to authoritative information in London. To-day’s Cairo communique ...

... increased and this appeared be realized by the Germans whose submarines have been operating in the Mediterranean in support of Rommel’s campaign. It is possible that the Germans sent their experienced submarine crews to the Mediterranean where opposition from ...

... towards Benghazi. the remains of one German Panzer Division to Msus, and components of, another Panzer Division Regima, Why was Rommel able to break through our forward line before Agheila? Because we did not have all our goods in the shop window. In building ...

... British Ministry of Economic Warfare published details of the war materials with which Vichy Prance was supplying General Rommel. Admiral Leahy. U.S. Ambassador to the French Government. immediately called attention to this flagrant act of unneutrality ...

... the work of U-boats more difficult. He added that U-boats had been transferred to the Mediterranean to relieve pressure on Rommel. Any such statements were naturally regarded with suspicion and this announcement was probably put out for some special purpose ...

... TABLES MAY TURN SOON Vital Libya Battle In Prospect Allhougn Rommel is still pushing aher strongly in the Jeoel Akdar. indica ions are that the decisive battle of this stage the campaign is still to be fought If Romme follows us he will eventually find ...

... SINGAPORE COUNTER-ATTACKS (By courtesy oj The Times.) Vichy Supplies For Rommel It was stated in London to-day that it was somewhat uncertain how supplies from Vichy to General Rommel in Libya were being sent, but it seemed likely that they were being t ...