CAUCASUS DILEMMA
CHOICE FOR THE GERMANS
;(Rec. 11.15 a.ih.) RUGBY, Jan. 29. ':, It has become clear that the Ger'nians nave decided that it is impose sible to hold more than a bridgehead in the Caucasus peninsula. They \srould probably like to hold , the triangle formed by Rostov, Krasnodar, and Novorossisk, but this would mean a 200-mile front, and it is doubtful if they could find the necessary men. and equipment. . . According to one Moscow correspondent, the ,enemy has 25. divisions in the Caucasus, but it is certain • that i many of these have suffered losses.; i'sonie- being almost decimated. The actual enemy strength is thus unknown. The alternative Would be to hold a much shorter line from Rostov to Yeisk, but this would mean sacrificing large numbers of men of the Caucasian army and the bulk of the equipment. —8.0. W.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXXV, Issue 25, 30 January 1943, Page 7
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