Kairouan and Sousse occupied and signs of German internal crisis
Title
Kairouan and Sousse occupied and signs of German internal crisis
Description
Article 1. Headlines: Kairouan and Sousse occupied, eighth army pressing on through minefields, unflagging air offensive, no respite for retreating enemy. Article 2. Headlines: signs of German internal crisis, but hard military task is probably still before us.
Date
1943-04-13
1943-04-23
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Type
Format
Two newspaper cuttings mounted on a scrapbook page
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Identifier
SValentineJRM1251404v10065
Transcription
THE TIMES TUESDAY APRIL 13 1943
KAIROUAN AND SOUSSE OCCUPIED
EIGHTH ARMY PRESSING ON THROUGH MINEFIELDS
UNFLAGGED AIR OFFENSIVE
NO RESPITE FOR RETREATING ENEMY
In Tunisia Kairouan and Sousse have been occupied and the Eighth Army is continuing its advance through difficult country in the face of demolition and mines.
There has been no respite for the enemy from the air. He has lost many vehicles, and his aircraft, including transports, have also suffered heavily.
The French have made a local advance near Jebel Ousselat; and in the Mejez el Bab-Munchar sector our troops are making steady progress.
THEOBSERVER, SUNDAY, APRIL 25, 1943
Signs of a German Internal Crisis
But Hard Military Task is Probably Still Before Us
By “STUDENT OF EUROPE”
Total mobilisation in Germany – “the Goebbels revolution” – has driven the discontent and war weariness of the masses to a point where it may soon have an important effect on the course of the war.
The process may even have begun already. Signs of a German crisis have multiplied in recent weeks. The fear of wishful thinking has prevented Allied commentators from drawing the obvious conclusions.
The most striking fact is the re- [missing words]
KAIROUAN AND SOUSSE OCCUPIED
EIGHTH ARMY PRESSING ON THROUGH MINEFIELDS
UNFLAGGED AIR OFFENSIVE
NO RESPITE FOR RETREATING ENEMY
In Tunisia Kairouan and Sousse have been occupied and the Eighth Army is continuing its advance through difficult country in the face of demolition and mines.
There has been no respite for the enemy from the air. He has lost many vehicles, and his aircraft, including transports, have also suffered heavily.
The French have made a local advance near Jebel Ousselat; and in the Mejez el Bab-Munchar sector our troops are making steady progress.
THEOBSERVER, SUNDAY, APRIL 25, 1943
Signs of a German Internal Crisis
But Hard Military Task is Probably Still Before Us
By “STUDENT OF EUROPE”
Total mobilisation in Germany – “the Goebbels revolution” – has driven the discontent and war weariness of the masses to a point where it may soon have an important effect on the course of the war.
The process may even have begun already. Signs of a German crisis have multiplied in recent weeks. The fear of wishful thinking has prevented Allied commentators from drawing the obvious conclusions.
The most striking fact is the re- [missing words]
Citation
“Kairouan and Sousse occupied and signs of German internal crisis,” IBCC Digital Archive, accessed July 23, 2024, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collections/document/22015.
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