A DECISIVE BLOW
GENERAL MONTGOMERY’S PLANS (Rec. 1 a.m.) LONDON, Mar. 12. General Montgomery told the Tass Agency correspondent with the Eighth Army that the fighting in Tunisia would be severe and stubborn. The Axis Powers would do their utmost to hold on during the summer and then launch an offensive.
“ Counter-attacks to disrupt our preparations are possible,” said General Montgomery, “but the enemy’s final fate here is sealed. I always go for certainties. That’s why our preparations must be complete and unhurried.” After paying a tribute to the Red Army, which had shown miracles of heroism and whose operations helped the Eighth Army to achieve victory, General Montgomery said: “Whatever happens in the future, one thing is clear, the Germans will not succeed in altering the general military situation. Our preparations may appear slow, but the coming blow will be powerful and decisive.”
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 25173, 13 March 1943, Page 5
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