Adequate Answer To 2nd.-Front Call
LONDON, November 20. The news of the drive into Cyrenaica was received in London late for the morning papers, but most of them scrapped their main page and came out with new editions. Some had a leading article on the offensive. Most writers consider the new offensive a most adequate answer to the Russian call for a second front. “It will be hailed with delight in Russia, with rejoicing in Britain, and with satisfaction in the United Stales,” says the “Daily Mail.” Released for Russia The “Daily Express” says that if the campaign is a success a great army in the Middle East can be turned north to help Russia. The “Daily Telegraph” emphasises that the enemy in North Africa has been strengthened by German aircraft, tanks and troops who will fight desperately to keep their foothold. The “Daily Herald” issues a warning against excessive optimism. Well-informed quarters in Cairo say General Auchinleck would never have launched the offensive unless he was confident of the Russians’ ability to hold out unaided against the Germans in the Caucasus.
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Northern Advocate, 21 November 1941, Page 5
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