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... Rommel IF Derna has been evacu- ated (as the Cairo communique is regarded in London as implying), then a most unusual military situation has arisen. It means that in two days our right flank has gone back fifty miles from Slonta, while our left flank ...

Published: Thursday 05 February 1942
Newspaper: Newcastle Journal
County: Northumberland, England
Type: | Words: 373 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

ROMMEL’S PERIL

... ROMMEL’S PERIL Supply Lines Will Break It is only a question of time before Rommel’s supply line, stretching like a rubber band, will break. Then are moving in and smashing his forces again as much as possible.” A British colonel made this statement to ...

Published: Tuesday 03 February 1942
Newspaper: Belfast News-Letter
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 138 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

Ar* for Rommel

... Ar* for Rommel ...

Published: Thursday 05 February 1942
Newspaper: Northern Whig
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 3 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

ROMMEL

... ROMMEL Questions will be asked the House of Commons about the munitions of war which V Prance sending across the Mediterranean to General Rommel in Libya, and it is expected that Mr. Hugh Dalton. Minister of Economic Warfare, will make a statement on ...

Published: Saturday 07 February 1942
Newspaper: Newcastle Evening Chronicle
County: Northumberland, England
Type: | Words: 357 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

HELP FOR ROMMEL

... HELP FOR ROMMEL In the Mediterranean, although we have been attacking convoys, there is no doubt that considerable reinforcements have been put through. The enemy probably have greater surface and air strength to cover their convoys, and the cruisers ...

2 ROMMEL

... 2 ROMMEL SUPPLY SHIPS TORPEDOED ONE large and one medium-sized merchant ship on their way to North Africa with valuable supplies for the Axis forces were probably sunk by naval torpedo bombers in the Central Mediterranean Friday night, states the Air ...

Published: Monday 02 February 1942
Newspaper: Western Mail
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: | Words: 143 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

ROMMEL’S MOVE

... ROMMEL’S MOVE The brigadier called in all outlying units and prepared to evacuate the town, but on January 28 news reached brigade headquarters that Rommel had sent up strong tank units and lorryborne infantry with their spearhead aimed at Benghazi. This ...

Published: Tuesday 03 February 1942
Newspaper: Liverpool Echo
County: Lancashire, England
Type: | Words: 187 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

Rommel’s Tactics

... Rommel’s Tactics In' driving Rommel back to El Agheila we came near to achieving our aim—the destruction of the entire Axis armoured strength. However, he had still a small nucleus of armour left and he was unfortunately able to re-form enough tanks to ...

Published: Tuesday 03 February 1942
Newspaper: Birmingham Mail
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 165 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

Pressure by Rommel

... Pressure by Rommel In the desert area north-east of Msus, our mobile columns continued their offensive activities over the whole front, engaging the enemy wherever found, states the Middle East communique from Cairo. In the Jebel Akdar area our 4th ...

Published: Wednesday 04 February 1942
Newspaper: Aberdeen Press and Journal
County: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 176 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

WHY ROMMEL SUCCEEDS

... WHY ROMMEL SUCCEEDS One reason for Rommel's success In Libya is the efficiency his organisation for tank repair (says Critic the New Statesman and Nation ). While British tanks are often abandoned when temporarily knocked out Rommel has a special ...

Published: Friday 06 February 1942
Newspaper: Yorkshire Evening Post
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 92 | Page: 6 | Tags: none