Salt Lake Telegram | 1941-02-14 | Page 3 | Greeks Claim Advances as RAF Blasts Ports

reeks Greeks Claim Advances As Rio RAF F Blasts Ports ATHENS Feb 14 UP Geared PI-Geared Geared to the heaviest and most successful boring bo in the British royal air forces force's Albanian campaign after 48 hours of artillery preparations a Greek offensive was reported Friday to have driven Italians from strongly fortified positions on the central front 1 r e a R RAF A F used superlative phrases to describe the theair theair theair air assault Thursday and the preceding preceding preceding pre pre- ceding night in fn which Tirana the Albanian capital Durazzo the principal port remaining to the Italians and the and Suzi regions were the th main targets Heavy bombers attacked airdromes airdromes airdromes air air- at Tirana and Durazzo in n r. r n t raids hangars and airdrome buildings being hit the que said Four twin bombers were destroyed by fire at Tirana Throughout Thursday concentrated concentrated concentrated concen and repealed repeated attacks were launched launch d against Italian positions at and near Bu Buzi in support support support sup sup- port of Greek land forces The Greeks reported that in a hard ri hard ving offensive in the central central central cen cen- sector they dislodged Italians from fortified positions timing the attack to the aerial bombardment The combined air and land assault as- as assault assault as as- sault was preceded by 48 hours of preparation it was said Military circles described the re results results results re- re as of exceptional tance