The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-02

AffhNMN MAf kUEEE& AfiA 0A AAE HfAN~ lsh Mediterranean fleet, successfully attacked targets in the battle area and Axis landing fields behind the hne.
 Long range fighters attacked enemy motor transport along the coast road running back to Llhya.
 The communique Of the middle eastern command and the Royal Air Force indicated that German Field Marshal Erwin Rommel was nov ac. Epaliy embarked on tho supreme of- fensive which he hoped would take him cn Co Alexandria % miles to the east
 rt Mas believed that Rommcls powerful tank forces had now clash- ed direct with the armored corps Of Gen. Harold R. l.. c. Alexander after two days in which the Axis advanced clements had probed out fhe Imperial defense line.
 Where the fighting had started at the Hlmelmat Peak, dominating the southern end of the front eight miles from the Qatiara salt boz dee pre8aon, the fighting had now spread, the communique made known. al the gay up to the Rewei- sat Ridge, bloodily contested again and again, which runs from east t0 west below the coastal road,
 Powerful Artillery
 Gen. Alexander threw powerful artillery forces, which undoubtedly 1 had been strengthened in recent l weeks Into the battle Inc to support l hts tanks,
 Il seemed clear that Rommel vas trying 10 roll up the British left flank. at the southern end os the line so be could strike norlhward | 10 hit the main El Alamein- AleSan- dria highway and follow t vest ward 10 Alexandria and the greatest 1 triumph oi his spectacular eareeF
 Tl Is the first phase ol the new campaign which started at ] q, m | Monday hy the bright light Of the waning moon British Imperial ac- Raneed clements had given ground | slowly before the German light | forces which led the Axis attack
 It appeared that they had sue- l ceecee in cnshiorirg the first shock l eg the attack, al the coet og some I lightly defended territory but as fighting entered iis third day news Was stlli awaited that tfe German I tank masses were approaching the | Imperial main Cefenses for a possi- | bly GeslsiYe test of strength of the | RFm0red corps
 Allied reconnaissance planes re- ported heavy German c0nceH.ra- | lions far behind the southern end | 0t the line
 Through British Mines
 The advanced clements. with light tanks had pushed through British ] msne Aelds around the dominant El ! Hlmaimat Peak elght miles from the i edge Of the QatiaTa hogs hitting at the junction ot two eesert trails ! which extend 2s miles norihWard 70 | reach the maln coastal road about fiYe miles east Of VI Alamein,
 It was apparent that Rnmmel was | usiRg exactly the same atctles he pursued with sinch success in the MayvJuly camnaign when he broke the Alllee left flank in Llnga and pushed $50 miles eastward % reach 1 El Alameln l20 miles from the Nile and ai0 miles from sueg hls goal
 This time he had the advantage ! Of hnlalng ai the start part og the Taco plateau which runs WestgaFG l from the Hlmelmat Hlll ln pFep- | arati0n for hls drive he had dug lH ! heavy gurs 70 give his aFmeFed | foFees the umbrella ef Are they | neeaad. with the Allied Ar Forces dominant if the sky
 FhR opening phase Of the eamr naign gas fought on the plateau and ir ihe wide rock ard sand val | Aagg Et Nas . RelrG and f0FhlGalng | battle field an which strange rock f0rmatl0Es projected from the l eeseFl end the twin peaks of the striking Hlmelmat Flage reared like 2 glant sphlnS sllh a pSFamle be-
 % lar the Allied alF forces, in. elualnR strong American units had \ played the star role ln the hghi
 Gfeat compact formations 0f hanlheFa swept over the enemy lines and rear communications agalnRl anlg sgifllng opposition The few felltfF planes which ehallanged lllem KeFe driven oa by Allied AahleFs,
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