THE REAL THING AT LAST.
VERDUN OFFENSIVE RECEIVED WITH FIERCE DELIGHT IN / i THE WEST. "■*" 1 j gALF MILLION MEN USED IN ATTACK, GENERAL SECURITY OF ALLIED LINE NOT AFFECTED. j (Received 8.20 a.m.) LONDON, February 2b. Colonel Repington, the "Times" military critic, says:—"Verdun is the real thing at last. The enemy's decision to put his fortunes to the touch will be received with fierce delight in the West. The appointment of Prince Henry of Prussia to a high naval command heralds a German offensive on water and land. There are now 118 German divisions (2,300,000 men) in the West, of which 25 divisions (500,000 men) are attacking Verdun. The general security of the allied lines is not seriously menaced, nor would it be if the whole right bank of the Meuse at Verdun fell into German hands, if the enemy bo prepared to pay the price we exact." Colonel Repington expects a fresh German offensive at gome other front, possibly in the Champagne.
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Auckland Star, Volume XLVII, Issue 51, 29 February 1916, Page 5
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