WINTER LINE
NAZIS IN MOUNTAINOUS ITALY.
STRONG POSITIONS DUG IN.
SEVERAL DIVISIONS POSTED. (N.Z. Press Association—Copyright.) (Rec. 10.55 a.m.) LONDON, Nov. 16. Twenty miles of mountainous country, constituting the German winter line, faces the sth Army, and into these rugged hills several enemy divisions have dug strong positions, states an agency war correspondent.
At Castelforte on Monday one group of enemy troops flew a Swastika flag plainly visible from our forward positions. Patrolling was the only activity along the front, but explosions could be seen where the Germans were carrying out demolitions. British Official Wireless.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 64, Issue 32, 17 November 1943, Page 3
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