MESSAGE TO FORCES
Supremely Important Battle (Received November 21, 8.35 p.m.) LONDON, November 20. The text of Mr. Churchill’s message to the Army and Royal Air Force in the Western Desert and to the Mediterranean Fleet before the commencement of the Libya offensive is: “The King lias commanded me to express his confidence that all ranks will do tlieir duty with exemplary devotion in the supremely important battle that is lying before them. “For the first time British and Empire troops meet the Germans with ample equipment in modern weapons of all kinds. “The battle itself will affect the whole course of the war. Now is the time to strike the hardest blow yet struck for final victory, home and freedom. “The desert army may add a page to history which will rank with Blenheim and Waterloo. The eyes of all nations are upon you. All our hearts are with you. May God uphold the right!”
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Dominion, Volume 35, Issue 50, 22 November 1941, Page 9
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156MESSAGE TO FORCES Dominion, Volume 35, Issue 50, 22 November 1941, Page 9
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