DOMINION PUSH

Auckland Star, Volume LXXV, Issue 251, 23 October 1944, Page 6

DOMINION PUSH

TANKS AND INFANTRY

N.Z. Division Makes Advance Of Six Miles

N.Z:E.F. Official War Correspondent LOMBARDY PLAINS, Oct .20. Moving in a broad westerly sweep against light German opposition, New Zealand tanks and infantry today advanced from five to six miles and are now within a few hundred yards of the next important obstacle, the Savio River, beyond which runs the main road between Cesena and Ravenna.

More settled weather, faith sunny days and cold, clear nights, has improved the going for tanks, but today's advance, which is the largest the Division has made - since tK present push began, was carried oui despite many blown bridges and cmverts across numerous canals, ana deep irrigation ditches. These and ditches thread the countryside, and call for much high-speed.wore by the engineers, whose part in ww recent operations has been most lwportant. One hundred and twenty prisoners, mainly deserters, or «£ mans over-run by the speed of our advance, were captured to-day ouring mopping-up operations.. *>""'■ ments by recent prisoners n 1 " the increasing disinclination oy enemy soldiers to stand up to . o "i artillery barrages, and most of tnose captured are far from being o, e J ecl ;; and seem much relieved ana evei cheerful that they will no longer ne subjected to these terrific a ttac l s ' The New Zealand front at tne moment is in a very fluid state.