DELAYING TACTICS
ENEMY MAY FORM NEW LINE JRee. 12.40 p.m. RUGBY;" Sept. 20. The Germans, after making a delaying Stand on the ridge of hills running eastwards across Italy just north of Salerno, may withdraw to a line on the Volturna River, delaying the Allies as much as possible en route, says a correspondent with the Fifth Army. In the new positions they would have the advantage of a wide river barrier, with a blown bridge, prepared forward positions, and excellent observation and artillery positions in high ground on the far side. The next real battle anight well develop in that area. The general attitude of the Italian
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Evening Post, Volume CXXXVI, Issue 71, 21 September 1943, Page 5
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