Bths rapid progress
The rapidity with which the Bth Army exploited its break-through over the Senio river has taken the Germans by surprise. Two towns on | the Bologna side of the river I have fallen and our forces ’ also crossed the next river barrier, the Sanderno.
New Zealanders took a leading part in opening the operations. BBC observer, Michael Reynolds, says the Kiwis advanced six miles against formidable opposition.
It is now revealed that special training was undergone by NZ engineers for the crossing of the Senio and other water obstacles. For several weeks, selected sections trained with special modern craft at the mouth of the river Tiber, hundreds of miles- from the Bth . Army front, and the quick transfer of NZ columns across the Senio was . a big factor in cracking the enemy’s strong defensive line.
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Highlander, Volume 1, Issue 12, 13 April 1945, Page 1
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