PROGRESS IN TUNISIA
(Rec. 11 a.m.) RUGBY, Dec. 25 Allied Force Headquarters state: In the Northern Tunisian sector active patrolling continues. In tlie central sector one of our units dislodged the enemy from high ground in the Medjez el Bab area, repulsing counThe French, near Pont du Falls and west of Kairouan, have beaten off attacks on the positions they occupied in tho past 10 days.—Official Wireless. A London report states that the height captured is six miles northeast of Medjez el Bah. Bad weather is restricting operations. The Brazzaville radio has announced that Fighting French troops from Chad have routed an enemy motorised detachment at Fezzan.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LXIII, Issue 23, 26 December 1942, Page 5
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