GERMANS HURRY ON
NO STAND AT WADI BEI EL KEBIR London, Dec. 30. Rommel has abandoned the line of Wadi Bel el Kebir, which was regarded as his best potential defence before Misurata. Advanced units of the Eighth Army are hard on the heels of the Germans, who are now hurrying on to Wadi Zemzem. According to German prisoners, the belief is spreading among Rommel’s troops that he has left them and gone elsewhere, probably to Tunisia. This is shaking the morale of the German troops, who have great confidence in Rommel. Apparently the German commander has not been in any area near the British advance troops since he was nearly caught by the New Zealanders’ outflanking movement at Wadi Matratin. Our forward troops still find mines, but these are scarcer, while booby traps are more numerous, probably because they are less cumbersome and easier to set. ' The bad weather is making the organistion of new forward airfields difficult, and consequently air activity continues to be restricted. The weather is exnected to remain bad until the end. of January, which is usually the wettest month of the year.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 87, Issue 1, 2 January 1943, Page 5
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