ALEXANDRIA, Dec. 9.—Throughout the Middle East it is believed that the Greek successes in Albania alter the whole background of the war in this area. ...
Article : 486 wordsAs a result of the Greek capture on Sunday of the strategically important town of Argyrokastron the entire right wing of the Italian forces in Albania is stated to be hastily withdrawing. The Argyrokastron victory gave the Greeks a large quantity of ...
Article : 966 wordsLONDON, Dec. 10.—A thousand armament workers assembled at a factory in Berlin today to hear a speech by Hitler. The tenor of the speech was defensive. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 1,069 wordsDriving across the Western Desert in Egypt the British forces which attacked the Italian advanced positions at dawn on Monday have already made a considerable advance and have captured more than 4,000 prisoners as well as war material. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 1,440 wordsCANBERRA, Dec. 10.—The probability of "a very substantial victory" having been attained by British forces operating in the Western Desert of Egypt was ...
Article : 504 wordsLONDON, Dec. 10.—Very great surprise was created here by General Sir Archibald Wavell's decision to launch an attack against the Italian advance forces ...
Article : 526 wordsLONDON, Dec. 10.—The Royal Air Force headquarters in Greece issued the following communique today:—"Despite bad weather our bombers carried out an ...
Article : 75 wordsMOSCOW, Dec. 9.—The "Red Star," organ of the Red Army, commenting on the Greek campaign in Albania, emphasises that the Greeks still hold the ...
Article : 109 wordsMONTEVIDEO, Dec. 9.—The German Minister in Uruguay (Herr Otto Langmann) has formally protested to the Government against the extension to 72 ...
Article : 301 wordsLONDON. Dec. 9.—A special communique issued in Rome today declared:— Italy knew when she entered the war that difficult moments were ahead. ...
Article : 214 wordsMELBOURNE, Dec. 10.—The reports of British military activity in the Western Desert in Egypt suggest that General Wavell has taken the offensive in an ...
Article : 408 wordsMELBOURNE, Dec. 10.—The fall of Argyrokastron will make possible a substantial Greek advance in the western sector of the Albanian front, while the ...
Article : 361 wordsLONDON, Dec. 10.—A dispatch from Sofia says that the Athens radio last night stated that "disorders provoked by non-Fascist elements in Italy continue. ...
Article : 33 wordsLONDON, Dec. 10.—An Admiralty statement issued today showed that mercantile shipping losses due to enemy action for the week ended December 1 ...
Article : 103 wordsLONDON, Dec. 9.—The Berlin radio tonight admitted that a German armed merchantman had been engaged by the Carnarvon Castle but denied that the ...
Article : 75 wordsLONDON, Dec. 9.—A communique issued today from British General Head-quarters in Cairo states that British patrols last night continued extensive ...
Article : 284 wordsLONDON, Dee. 10.—The mystery surrounding the fate of the German freighter Idarwald (5,033 tons), which, with the freighter Rhein (6.031 tons), ...
Article : 153 wordsOTTAWA. Dec. 9.—A naval communique announced today that the Canadian destroyer Saguenay (1.320 tons) had been damaged by torpedo while engaging ...
Article : 151 wordsLONDON, Dec. 9.—The failure of their motor torpedo boats has bitterly surprised the Italians," says the correspondent of "The Times" at Cairo. "In the ...
Article : 208 wordsLONDON, Dec. 9.—The German radio states that General Camillio Grossi has been appointed chief of the Italian Armistice Commission in succession to ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 86 wordsHAVANA, Dec. 9.—The Manzanillo naval station reports that a submarine of unknown nationality has been sighted off the south coast of Cuba. ...
Article : 29 wordsATHENS. Dec. 10.—In a message of congratulation to the army and the Royal Air Force, the Ring mentions particularly "those who with such courage carried out ...
Article : 44 wordsLONDON, Dec. 9.—It was officially announced this evening that a Dutch submarine had been lost while engaged on war operations. ...
Article : 23 wordsCANBERRA, Dec. 10.—"In a few days all these birds will be rounded up," declared the Minister for the Navy (Mr. Hughes) tonight in a characteristic ...
Article : 253 wordsLONDON, Dec. 9.—The Cairo correspondent of "The Times" reports that today, just six months after the Italian entry into war, finds the British forces ...
Article : 394 wordsLONDON, Dec. 10.—While there is a feeling in certain military circles that Hitler may yet suddenly try to outflank the Greeks by descending on Salonika and ...
Article : 224 wordsLONDON, Dec. 10.—The German paper "Das Reich" warns the German people against optimism or hopes for a quick finish to the war. "The amount ...
Article : 142 wordsLONDON, Dec. 10.—In a statement to-day on the eve of the first meeting of the Czechoslovakian State Council in London Dr. Benes (President of the Council) ...
Article : 125 wordsLONDON, Dec. 9.—Hitler, the Berlin radio reported tonight, has conferred the Iron Cross, First Class, on Captain Rogge, commander of an unnamed auxiliary ...
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The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 - 1954), Wed 11 Dec 1940, Page 9
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