SPECIAL ARMY MANOEUVRES
PLANS IN GREAT BRITAIN i STRATEGIC ROAD AND RAIL MOVE [ British Official Wireiea*. 1 Received April 20, 5.5 p.m. RUGBY, April 19. This year the British Army manoeuvres, which will be, held from about September 15 to 23, will include a strategic road and rail move of the first corps from Aidershot to Yorkshire, and their purpose will be < to practise on a large scale the func- I Honing of a modern army corps under conditions approximating, as nearly 1 as possible, to those of real warfare, t The Royal Air Force will co-oper- i ate. * in order that conditions should be i as realistic as possible, allied forces, i as well as an enemy will be repre- < sented. I Railway companies are co-operating 1 and special troop trains, as well as | special trains carrying petrol, ammunition and food, will tie run. Supply is i to be practised as in war, and will be < subject to enemy air action. Strong : air forces, co-operating with the 1 enemy, will attack the strategic move from Aidershot to Yorkshire.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 83, Issue 93, 21 April 1939, Page 7
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