Oakland Tribune
OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1942
British Army Occupies Tobruk;
Eisenhower Joins Tunis Battle
U.S. Warships Open Fire;
Italian Troop Planes Rush
Germans Out of North Africa
By the Associated press
LONDON, Nov. 13.—A powerful striking force of Lieut-
Gen Dwight D Eisenhower's combined British - American
Army swept toward Tunisia today in strength which suggested
that it might break on through and beat Field Marshal
Rommel to Tripoli, the last major port of escape after' his
headlong flight west of Tobruk. There were many indications
that this time the Axis was too late with too little in
its effort to grab off Tunisia
and was well aware of it.
Prize Mediterranean Citadel
Abandoned by Beaten Nazis;
Axis Ships Evacuate Bengasi
By the Associated Press
CAIRO. Nov. 13.—Tobruk, abandoned by the Nazis in their
headlong flight to stay ahead of their pursuers, was reoccupied
by the British today amid the first indication that the Axis
may be yielding the last of North Africa without a struggle.
The German radio conceded the loss of the prize Mediterranean
citadel within an hour after a special British war
bulletin announced its capture. (Reuters said today it had
recorded a broadcast by the
Rabat radio reporting that
'Axis ships have left Bengasi
probably after evacuating the
port.")
Nazis Complete Occupation
Of French Southern Coast
BERLIN (from German broad
casts). Nov. 13.—(fj—The German
radio broadcast an Army announcement
today that occupation of the
whole French southern coast had
been completed.
French Fear Same Food
Fate Suffered in Greece
ON THE FRENCH FRONTIER
Nov. 13.—(AP)—While Axis troops ex-
panded their lodgements today
French worries as to food supplies
increased.
Cutting of supply lines to African
colonies across the Mediterranean
was declared in some quarters to
threaten France with the lot of
Greece.
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BATTLE OF SAVO ISLAND, IN WHICH 8 JAP WARSHIPS WERE
SURPRIZED AND BLASTED BY U.S. TASK FORCE, DESCRIBED
Brief and Furious
Fight in Darkness
Stops 'Tokyo Express'
(The Navy Department last October
13 announced in a communique
the destruction of at least
one heavy Japanese cruiser and four
destroyers and heavy damage to
other enemy ships in an engagement
the night of October 11 with
an American task force. Tom Yarbrough.
Associated Press war correspondent
who was aboard one
of the American ships, tells here
of the night-time encounter.)
By TOM YARBROUGH
ABOARD A UNITED STATES
CRUISER IN THE SOLOMON SEA
Oct. 27.—(Delayed)—(AP)—This is
the s t o r y of the United States
"Navy's first surface victory in a
battle between heavy ships since
the Spanish-American war.
Led by this ship, with a rear admiral
in command, a force of cruisers
and destroyers surprised and
wiped out a similar Japanese force
.in the pitch darkness of night October
11 near the tiny island of Savo
off Guadalcanal.
JAP SUICIDE BOMBER FAILS IN TASK-MEETS DEATH
(Photo would not copy)
Jap torpedo plane (arrow) falls in cloud of smoke at the
stem of a U.S. cruiser after an attempted suicide dive on the
vessel during naval battle off Santa Crux Island in the South Pacific.
Another Jap plane (circle) is shown just ahead of
the cruiser. This ls a scene from the sea and air fight of
October 26 In which Japs withdrew.—(AP) Wirephoto.
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