Telegram received from London, dated April 15th, 1941 Naval Red Sea North of Massawa Channel found heavily mined and sweeping operations in progress. Norway Herring oil factory near Hammerfest destroyed by Norwegians from Norwegian Destroyer "Mansfield" April 12th. Military Libya Early on April 14th enemy infantry supported by machine gun fire and later tanks penetrated our defences at Tobruk. Our armoured forces counter-attacked and drove back enemy tanks, six being destroyed. Between 200 and 300 German prisoners captured. Situations completely restored. Prisoners, morale appeared low and they stated that they were short of food and water and had been badly shaken by our artillery fire. Yugoslavia Northern Front SIOE="-1"> Reported that owing to mutinies in Croatian units three Northern Yugoslav armies have practically ceased to exist, Italians reported to have taken Knin and advancing on Split south west of Belgrade, Yugoslavs withdrawing from Uzice and the Germans advancing on Valjevo. |