SOBERING NOTE FROM C.I.C.
(Rec. Noon.) RUGBY, July. 10 General Eisenhower, interviewed, said : lie did not write off the possibility of a crack in German morale somewhere along the line, :but in a country so completely dominated by Gestapo methods it -would be false to base any real expectations on a hope that Germany would crack internally. The Allies must be prepared in all their operations, right round the European perimeter, for long and bitter fighting of the most strenuous character, and there would be heavy losses.
Long and Bitter Fighting Ahead
He added that the present general picture of natural optimism must be sobered by a very sure conclusion that the Allies would have to fight for every foot they gained, both in local areas, and in the broad strategic plan. The capture of Caen was tremendously gratifying. Continuation of the American attack along the western flank was part of the plan, and it would continue, but there was nothing spectacular in the present picture or prospects.
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Evening Star, Issue 25224, 11 July 1944, Page 5
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