FLEETING SUCCESS

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 87, Issue 84, 10 April 1943, Page 5

FLEETING SUCCESS

AXIS COUNTER-BLOWS AT WADI AKARIT Reed. 6 p.m. London, April S. Reuter’s correspondent at Allied headquarters repeals that the enemy counter-attacks on the afternoon of April 6 gained momentary success at Wadi Akarit, but that by nightfall the counter-attack had been thrown bark Rommel realised he had little hope ot furtl started his retreat, may pause at intervals is likely to en only on the beaches of north-east Tunisia. Reuter adds that decisive defeat of the Axis north of Oudref made the position of the German troop; n th El Guettar area untenat • joined the “Axanti March.” the description whi ht he krm ins i > giv< the big reti eat. The Algiers correspondent Gt the Associated Press quotes competent sources as saying ihat Rommel believed he could hold the Akarit positions much longer. Six of every seven prisoners taken are Italians, Homme, is still leaving the Italians to cover the Gern V» h.ie Paris radio reports that General Montgomery has not yet emplcycti his full tank force, Reuter’s Cairo correspondent says the indicat’cns reaching there suggest that Rommel i= facing a t ink crisis. H;g ovfcr-work< 1 panzer divisions . e believed to be sorely in need of overhaul. “ACCORDING TO FLAN” Recd. 6 p.m. Rugby. April 8. Describing the operations in northern Tunisia, a correspondent says the First Army launched its offensive in the Medjez el Bab area, some 30 miles from Tunis, in the first light on Wednesday morning. The latest First Army attack is along a road which runs due east and west and the Army is advancing north of the road and pressing into an enemy salient. This attack, like the one in south Tunisia, is going according to plan.— 8.0.W.