MORE VIOLENT
FIGHTING IN TUNISIA
STRONG AXIS AIR FORCE
(By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright.) (Rec. 2.20 p.m.) LONDON, Nov. 23. Morocco radio, quoting an Allied spokesman, said that the fighting in Tunisia is becoming more and more violent. The German forces, which are well established, particularly in Bizerta and Tunis, possess a strong air force. Allied forces operating 22 miles south of the Tunisian coast were attacked by German land forces, but the engagement was indecisive. A military spokesman, broadcasting over the Berlin radio, indicated that i Rommel has taken over the command of the Axis forces in Tunisia. He said that with Tunisia Rommel had exchanged a useless strip of desert for a battle zone which was more akin to European conditions. Rommel s Afrika Korps had taken up positions prepared beforehand.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXXIV, Issue 126, 24 November 1942, Page 3
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