From North Africa: The Allies in Tunisia have made further progress after furious fighting among the strongly-defended Axis hill positions. Latest Allied communique reports gains on all sectors in favor of the Allies but the enemy is strongly resisting every inch of ground. The communique reports the battle east of Medjez el Bab continues in favor of the Allies. Severe casualties have been inflicted on the enemy. Capture of Long Stop Hill is reported, the remnants of the garrison being taken prisoner.
German troops have been ordered to go on fighting until their ammunition is exhausted, and stubborn resistance must be expected right to the beaches in Tunisia. Some of the troops which the Eighth Army is now encountering recently were flown five into Tunisia as recently as five days Ago. The enemy also reinforced his guns on this front and artillery duels have been filling in the lull between the fierce infantry fighting. Heavy concentrated fire from our gunners to subdue the German and Italian artillery have been aided by a great flock of light bombers, which are dumping tons of bombs on them. Bostons and Mitchells are engaged on this task.
Meanwhile, from east and west the great two-way air blitz a against Germany goes on as the R.A.F. and Americans, and the Red Air Force co-operate in raining destruction on German armament centers is now disclosed that while the R.A.F. was making its greatest rain against Stuttgart. Russian bombers attacked Danzig and Konisberg.
That the Russians were able 10 make these two raids without loss was largely due, it is contended to incessant British and American raids on western Germany, forcing the enemy to retain a high concentration of antiaircraft defenses and night fighters In that area. When the squadrons of Allied day raiding planes were returning from the Continent towards the end of the third successive day of sweeps in force yesterday evening the new offensive had been in progress for 60 hours.
And observers recognized that recently German counter-attacks may be the feelers for the usual Nazi summer offensive on the eastern front, but said the Russians nevertheless would attempt their first warm weather punch this year or, if this proved impossible, to launch a major counter-offensive after absorbing the first Nazi blows.
And along with good news from North Africa, that’s a little of what was going on, this April 11, 1943 as reported by The World Today from CBS.
