ANZACS' SPRINTING POWERS PROVE OF VALUE.
MANY GERMANS KILLED BY THEIR OWN BOMBS. SAXONS AND PRUSSIANS ON THEIR KNEES. (Received June 28, 11 p.m.) LONDON. JUNE 28. Other correspondents describe the Anzac raids as having taken place in the neighbourhood of Armentieres. It was a calm, moonless night. The trench mortar bombardment lasted only eight minutes, instead of the usual 40 minutes. Both the German trenches were heavily manned, and the defenders were unable to escape owing to the barrage. It is believed that every German was killed or made a prisoner. The attackers advanced over "No Man's Land" through machine-gun fire, but happily it was ill-directed, and there were practically no casualties owing to the Anzacs' sprinting powers. The enemy were so flustered that many were killed by their own bombs. It was comparatively easy to capture the Saxons and Prussians. Many went on their knees and squealed. The difficulty was to get the captives out of the trenches, they were so terrified of their own artillery.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 16268, 29 June 1916, Page 7
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168ANZACS' SPRINTING POWERS PROVE OF VALUE. New Zealand Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 16268, 29 June 1916, Page 7
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