FOR OFFENSIVE IN EUROPE
CANADIAN SPEARHEAD COMMANDER’S COMMENT I IBy T- hz'Si.h -Press Association—Copyright J I (Reed. 10.5 p.m.) London, March 11. I I'he Canadian Corps in Britain is I being trained to act its the spearhead for an offensive in Europe, said , I Lieut.-General MacNaughton at a Press conference. | “We Canadians are not the kind of 'people who move troops merely for ,' fun, sending them across the Atlan- ', tic.” he said? “The way to beat the ' Axis is to open an offensive in Europe ‘ and other theatres and not to be diverted to the defensive by enemy ! raidings. I have n >ver done anything but talk of an offensive in ~ Europe.”
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 86, Issue 61, 13 March 1942, Page 5
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