APPALLING WEATHER
EIGHTH ARMY CARRIES ON
British Official Wireless Rec. 11.30 a.m. RUGBY, Feb. 15. The British Eighth Army, which is harassing Rommel's forces in the area behind the Tunisian border, has just endured three days of appalling weather, reports an agency correspondent, but they have contimied to press and worry the Germans heavily. A gale lashed the Mediterranean coast, sending waves crashing over the breakwater in Zuara harbour. An angry north wind swept the desert and heavy rain rendered the salt marshes even more treacherous. In many places the salty sand was churned into slush six or seven inches deep. The Eighth Army* however, went on with its advance, and the storm subsided on Saturday.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXXIV, Issue 39, 16 February 1943, Page 3
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