RAIN AND SNOW.
ALONG WHOLE FRONT IN ITALY. COUNTER-ATTACKS REPELLED (N.Z. Press Association—(Rec. 1.30 p.m.) LONDON, Nov. 10. Along the whole Italian front the Allies are battling in rain and snowstorms against increased resistance by the Germans. General Sir Harold Alexander has slipped his offensive machine into low gear to overcome the mud and slush on the mountains, says one correspondent. The Bth Army continues to edge forward to level up its line along the Sangro River. It has strengthened its hold north of Atessa (recently captured), gaining new heights. Advanced units moving forward from positions 20 miles inland clashed with a German detachment at Montazzoli, six miles north of Castiglione, held by the British. The Germans are expected to put up a hard fight for Montazzoli, which overlooks the Sangro Valley, four miles distant. The sth Army advanced three miles beyond Rioero, south-west of C'astel di Sangro. The sth Army repelled two strong German counter-attacks north-west of Isernia, where the Germans threw in the 27th Panzer Grenadier Division, which suffered heavy casualties.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 64, Issue 32, 17 November 1943, Page 4
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