DAY BY DAY

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XLXII, Issue 15466, 29 September 1943, Page 2

DAY BY DAY

A. REVIEW OF THE WAR NEWS The Battle for Southern Italy continues, with the Allies making greater headway. The airfields—some dozen of them—at Foggia pro now in British hands, and muss l-s regarded a» an important requisite »r. i,i the further prosecution of Ho. air war against the Germans in Northern Italy and the Reich. There is still strong resistance but the capture of Foggia. reflects the enemy’s readiness to withdraw when extreme pressure is applied. With sea and land escape routes blocked end their positions surrounded by Australians, the Japanese at Finsclihafen are in sorry plight. Nevertheless, they are now showing greater opposition and will probably have to he bombed and gunned from tlieir strongholds. Each day brings fresh news of Russian advances and a further withdrawal of enemy troops. Along the whole 700 mile front, the Red Armies push on, and confirmation 1 as now been received from Moscow of the occupation by 'Soviet troops of the many industrial centres along the east bank of the River Dnieper. The Prime Minister has released news of a forward move and landing operations by the New Zealand troops in the Pacific. They have experienced Japanese bombing but no casualties were suffered.