INVASION DATE

Grey River Argus, 7 January 1944, Page 5

INVASION DATE

PLANNING IN LONDON Not Far Away CHIEFS ARRIVING. LONDON, Jan. 5 Military experts declare the invasion is much nearer, than is generally supposed. Second front military' leaders are expected to hold a conference soon in London. .Several of the chiefs are already here and others are due soon. General Montgomery, commander of the British invasion forces, said in London yesterday: “I don’t expect to be here long. ’ The “Daily Herald” says: When General Eisenhower arrives in London with Air Marshal Tedder they will begin work in a special office prepared at secret invasion het flquarters. They will find much ot the preparatory work already done. Planning experts of all the three services have been working for many months building up a tremendous organisation . General Montgomery and General S'paatz are both ; n England waiting General Eisenhower's arrival. Most military observers believe that zero hour for the invasion of Europe may be advanced because of the spectacular success of the Russian offensive. The Algiers correspondent of lhe British Associated Press stated: British, American and French troops are training in North Africa for coming assaults across the Mediterranean. North Africa is described as one vast training centre for troops destined for future operations. Camps are scattered throughout Tunisia, Algeria, and Morocco. Realistic training in landing operations is being given at the Mediterranean-Atlantic coast centres, while, inland, troops are training in battle conditions, in mountains, muddy plains, nogs, swamps and heavy woods. The British and Americans are newly arrived, while the French are those recently rearmed.