LONGER LINE IN WEST.
EFFECT OF ALLIED WEDGES. GERMANY'S PREDICAMENT, A. »nd N.Z. Cable. NEW YORK, Oot. 27. Advices from London state that the allies' operations in France are seriously adding to the length of frontage which the Germans must defend with fast waning reserves. Every wedge driven in the German line, like those at Thiepval and Douaumont, increases the mileage of trenches which the Germans must hold with additional men and guns or retreat. It is estimated that 50 miles can be added to the German front in this manner, requiring 300,000 new troops to defend the line.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 16373, 30 October 1916, Page 6
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