“THINGS GO WELL”

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXX, Issue 21067, 12 April 1943, Page 3

“THINGS GO WELL”

POSITION~REVIEWED ROMMEL IN FLIGHT “MENACED ALL THE WAY” (British Official Wireless.l (!) a.m.) RUGBY, April 1.1. ‘ ‘ The Eighth Army is moving fast and General Rommel is pulling out as fast as he can,” says a radio commentator in North Africa. He says that the capture of Sfax, an mipoilant supply port and road centre on the route to Sousse, is not the only notable Tunisian news. There is also the attack of the British, French and American forces at Fondouk and in the north. “Things are going well,” the commentator continues. “We see General Rommel racing northwards from Sfax across the open plain towards Sousse —country where there are no defensive positions. We see the Allied forces lunging at the gap in the protecting wall of hills which defends General Rommel’s coastal retreat. In the north, we see the First Army overcoming difficult, country and stubborn resistance and carrying nil its objectives. Tn short, the Allies hold the initiative and are hit-ting-where they want to and General Rommel’s living space is shrinking rapidly. Italians Bitter “On Thursday, General Rommel hold a line about It! miles north of Akarit,” the commentator added. “By noon ho had retired. Ihe Fighth Army hit him. again in the afternoon and by evening he had begun a general withdrawal. By L3O on Friday, we had chased him to Mnlinres, 2- miles sou I h of Sl'a.x. Our advance continues, with General Rommel fleeing towards Sousse and ■ menaced all the way by the threat of a break-through from the west.” ' The commentator added that, the . Italians were extremely bitter at . being left in 1 lie lurch at Akarit. The commentator concluded willi a piece of outstanding news of air • activity. He said: “Yesterday mono ' ing 27 enemy planes, including 18 ' Junkers transports, were shot down by a formation of Lightnings. None of our planes was lost. The enemy formation was sighted between Sicily ■ and Tunisia and shot to pieces in 15 minutes. Probably (hey were trnns--1 ports loaded with petrol and oii, as j several exploded when they hit (he sea.” ________