Delay Is Nazi Aim In North Africa

Northern Advocate, 17 December 1942, Page 5

Delay Is Nazi Aim In North Africa

LONDON., Dec. 15

The “Daily Mail” in a leader says: “The enemy hopes to keep our hands full with the orth African empaign until spring. It must be our business to see he fails.

General Alexander will endeavour to break-up the Afrika Korps on the long journey to Tunis for it is Rommel’s army he is after, not desert villages The situation is different in Tunisia where the Axis stand is firm. It can be little else for the sea is behind them. Our good airfields are in far off Algeria and we cannot hope for air supremacy to drive the enemy into the sea until new ones are constructed. While the enemy clings to Tunisia, he is protecting the vulnerable belly ot the Axis and is able o srenghen European defences. Every month, we are tied down in this area, is time won for the Axis. We are confident that that fact is recognised by responsible people.

LufwaiTe Lies Low

The “Daily Express” correspondent with the First Army says that the Luftwaffe is anxious to conserve strength and is playing hide and seek against our fighters which almost daily return from sweeps over enemyheld. territory without encounter. There is no question of cowardice or weakness. They are just being wily. One explanation is, their high losses in combat with our fighters—sometimes 8 to 1. The Germans also know we are preparing for a heavy blow against Bizerta.