ENEMY MINEFIELDS

Evening Post, Volume CXXXIV, Issue 107, 2 November 1942, Page 5

ENEMY MINEFIELDS

THE LAST NOT YET*

PENETRATED

LONDON/ October 31,

' The correspondent of- the "Daily Telegraph" at. EI "Alamein, summing up, says: "We have done well, but we have not yet reached the end of the enemy's minefields. We haye taken many prisoners, but not enough to affect seriously an army as big as Ronwnells." - - The desert .correspondent of "The Times" says prisoners confirm that the ceaseless, air and-naval, attacks are seriously, interfering with Rommel's supply arrangements, some declaring that they had been without food for two days. The.correspondent adds that numerous deserters are coming over to the Allied lines, including many Poles and Slovenes and. other conscripted troops, who desert at the first opportunity. The Eighth Army's, shelling and bombing of the Axis for.ward: position* and tank and transport concentrations have been- with good, effect. The accuracy of our 25rpounders. 'and medium artillery is inflicting, considerable casualties. The British United, Press says: "We are giving-the enemy extremely, hard knocks. The Italians and tlie' Germans are losing heavily in casualties and prisoners." . Rome radio says: "Bitter fighting is in progress on the Egyptian frontj and the odds are all, in favour ofi*the British." A war correspondent of; vie Stockholm newspaper "Svenska Dagbladet" says: "During the fighting in. North Africa Field-Marshal, Rommel often does riot take off his boots for weeks. He sleeps fully dressed, and creeps down the first available hole for protection from splinters. Those who are nearest to him feel that •Rommel is rbullet-proof. He runs here and there like a desert fox, and lie. has an, extraordinary flair for finding the enemy's* weak points. He helps, when minefields are being forced. After the fall of Tobruk he was seen to take off his coat near . Fuka and dig out bß^itisli mines."