“DECISIVE” NOW
SURPRISE FOR GERMANS LONDON, Feb. 7. Now that Benghazi has been occupied, it is interesting to recall that on December 19, after the collapse of Sidi Barrani, the German newspaper Frankfurter Zeitung commented: “The British cannot speak of this as a decisive action. Before using the word 'decisive’ they will have to advance as far as Benghazi and secure an air base for an attack on Italy itself.” The capture of Benghazi so speedily is no doubt as great a surprise to the Germans as to the rest of the world, but Berlin is waiting to hear excuses from Italy before making any comment. German officials said to-day: “It is for our ally to react before us,” and the German Press so far does not even mention the Benghazi area in connection with fighting.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 85, Issue 34, 10 February 1941, Page 5
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