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BUILDING ON THE VOLTURNO. ITALIANS PRESSED INTO WORK. STAND BY GERMANS EXPECTED. (N.Z. Press Association —Copyright. v (Rec. 1.40 p.m.) LONDON, Oct. 10. The Germans are pressing the Italians into forced labour to build a line of fortifications across the coastal bottleneck 10 or 15 miles north of the Volturno, where the Appenine foothills are just close to the sea. The German forces are expected to fight doggedly until this line is ready for their retirement. Wlhile the sth Army is consolidating its gains, active patrolling continues across the SAVOllen torrent of the Volturno. Allied scouts are crossing the river day and night.*probing enemy positions. It was officially stated at a press conference on the stli Army front that at least two, probably three, major battles Avill be fought betAveen Naples and Rome.
A military spokesman described the Bth Army’s advance along the front south-west of Termoli as “very considerable.” The Bth Army is forcing its Avay for Avar d against heavy opposition from German rearguards and weather handicaps. No German shells fell on Termoli to-day. The 16th Panzer Division, which was under British bombing, has" retreated beyond gun range.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 63, Issue 310, 11 October 1943, Page 4
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