Rapid U.S. advance in North Africa and Panzer retreat turned to rout
Title
Rapid U.S. advance in North Africa and Panzer retreat turned to rout
Description
Article 1: Rapid U.S. advance in North Africa, important aerodromes occupied, little resistance on beaches, successful landing from crippled transport. Reports landings in French North Africa. Article 2: Rommel's panzer army retreat turned to rout, scattered rabble fleeing for frontier. carnage on coast road
Date
1942-11-09
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Spatial Coverage
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Format
Two newspaper cuttings mounted on a scrapbook page
Publisher
The Times
IBCC Digital Archive
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Identifier
SValentineJRM1251404v10024
Transcription
THE TIMES MONDAY NOVEMBER 9 1942
RAPID U.S. ADVANCE IN NORTH AFRICA
IMPORTANT AERODROMES OCCUPIED
LITTLE RESISTANCE ON BEACHES
SUCCESSFUL LANDING FROM CRIPPLED TRANSPORT
The United States forces which landed yesterday in French North Africa were officially reported early this morning to be advancing rapidly, and further landings were being made.
Resistance was confined mainly to naval and coastal artillery, and several important airfields had been occupied by the U.S. Army Air Forces and the R.A.F.
It has been made clear to the French population of North Africa and of metropolitan France, in messages from President Roosevelt and Lieutenant-General Eisenhower, that the object of the landing is to free North Africa from the Axis menace – the first steps towards the liberation of France.
The voice of General Giraud, who earlier this year escaped from Germany, was heard yesterday morning on the Algiers wavelength, calling on all French people to cooperate with the Americans and to take this unexpected chance to liberate themselves from Axis domination.
PANZER RETREAT TURNED TO ROUT
SCATTERED RABBLE FLEEING FOR FRONTIER
CARNAGE ON THE COASTAL ROAD
Rommel’s Panzer army is now in full retreat towards the frontier, and, according to our Special Correspondent in the Western Desert, his defeat has become a rout.
RAPID U.S. ADVANCE IN NORTH AFRICA
IMPORTANT AERODROMES OCCUPIED
LITTLE RESISTANCE ON BEACHES
SUCCESSFUL LANDING FROM CRIPPLED TRANSPORT
The United States forces which landed yesterday in French North Africa were officially reported early this morning to be advancing rapidly, and further landings were being made.
Resistance was confined mainly to naval and coastal artillery, and several important airfields had been occupied by the U.S. Army Air Forces and the R.A.F.
It has been made clear to the French population of North Africa and of metropolitan France, in messages from President Roosevelt and Lieutenant-General Eisenhower, that the object of the landing is to free North Africa from the Axis menace – the first steps towards the liberation of France.
The voice of General Giraud, who earlier this year escaped from Germany, was heard yesterday morning on the Algiers wavelength, calling on all French people to cooperate with the Americans and to take this unexpected chance to liberate themselves from Axis domination.
PANZER RETREAT TURNED TO ROUT
SCATTERED RABBLE FLEEING FOR FRONTIER
CARNAGE ON THE COASTAL ROAD
Rommel’s Panzer army is now in full retreat towards the frontier, and, according to our Special Correspondent in the Western Desert, his defeat has become a rout.
Citation
“Rapid U.S. advance in North Africa and Panzer retreat turned to rout,” IBCC Digital Archive, accessed March 26, 2023, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collections/document/20884.
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