DRIVE FOR ARNHEM

Otago Daily Times, Issue 25660, 7 October 1944, Page 7

DRIVE FOR ARNHEM

BRITISH SECOND ARMY LIMITED OBJECTIVES SOUGHT LONDON, Oct. 5. British Second Army forces in Southeast Holland began a new drive for Arnhem at 11 a.m. to-day. Very stiff fighting is now going on two miles south of Arnhem bridge. The Associated Press correspondent says, the attack was launched on a six-mile front, but stiff opposition limited the advance to about one mile, and one prong gained only a few yards. General progress was made by other troops south of Tilburg. One thrust is being made north-east of Arnhem and one south-east in a combined offensive to reach the line of -the Pannerdensch Canal, while a third attack is being made west from our salient towards Tilburg. The north-east drive north of Nijmegen has reached Elden, only two miles from the south bank of the Neder Rhine at Arnhem.

In the drive on Tilburg steady progress has been made on a 10-mile front south of Tilburg, and an advance of six miles was made at one point. The Germans replied to our attack With heavy artillery, mortar,- and small arms fire. ,-Tfyey .-are doing rthfcir best to prevent any expansion of our bastion in this area.

Reuter’s correspondent with the Canadian First Army says the Canadians made a considerable advance north of Antwerp-yesterday, driving almost to the village of Putte, about 10 miles almost due north of Antwerp on the Belgian-Dutch border.- The city is now out of range of German guns for the first time. ;

was stated at Allied headquarters that General Dempsey’s attack south or Arnhem was for limited objectives. These have been achieved and the action has now ended.