Salt Lake Telegram | 1941-02-28 | Page 4 | British African Forces Smash Italian Division

I British African Forces Smash Italian Division WITH FORCES FORGES IN AND Feb reb 28 West WV-West African Gold Coast forces have shattered an entire Italian division divi sion slon in to lighting on the uba G river in Italian d it n was reported re- re reported re reported ported Friday The British troops were said aid to have haye captured three Italian brigadiers two of whom won dis distinction distinction dis- dis fighting for the allies ames Inthe in inthe inthe the World war Dispatches from the front said that at least Italians had been captured and ard that the thick brush along the banks of of the was littered with dead and dying It was indicated the final count of prisoners might reach an even higher total Long convoys of captured Italians were reported rolling out pf th the town pf of G I overrun by the British in their push up the river Th The Italians were said to have rushed two twp cr crack ck battalions to the front from Harrar Farrar Ethiopia in an n unsuccessful attempt to stem the assault They were re reported reported reported re- re ported smashed