The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-10-30
Africa

just as complete" said Paul
Marion, French secretary of state
for information.
"She must above all defend
her empire and even aim at a
triumphant counterattack."
Germany has long exerted
pressure on the Vichy regime TO
declare war on Britain, obvious
ly hoping to gain the assistance
of the once powerful French
fleet.
On the Egyptian battlefront,
Italian headquarters reported
that Axis forces yesterday repul-
sed a fresh British attempt to
land sea-borne troops behind the
lines and beat off repeated at
tacks by strong Allied armored
units.
The Fascist war bulletin said
the British twice attempted to
set troops ashore in the vicinity
of Matruh, 100 miles west of the
actual fighting front, only to be
driven off with heavy losses.
The Italian command admitted
that British Imperials attacking
on the Alamein line, 80 miles
west of Alexandria, succeeded in
making initial penetrations,"
but asserted that they were
promptly halted.
Dispatches from Cairo said
Lieut.. Gen. B. L. Montgomery's
British 9th Army was slowly
forging ahead through hidden
Axis minefiels, attacking by
night and consolidating their
new-won positions in daylight.
During the night of Oct. 28-
20, our infantry extended gains
in ground formerly held by the
enemy" British CHG announ-
ced.
There were minor engage
ments yesterday with enemy
armored troops on whom casu-
alties were inflicted.
Fighting continues"
Reports from the front indi-
Gated that the British were get
ting into position to strike. at
Field Marshal Erwin Rommel's
main force, but said it might be
several days before a show
down test of armored strength
develops.
An Associated Press CORES
pendent in Cairo said that while
u. s. Army filters are playing a
major role in shielding the Bril-
fish desert fighters and attack
ing the enemy, American ground
troop have not yet gone into ac-
ton in the middle east.
On the Soviet front, Red Ar
my headquarters announced
that Russian tanks had won a
critical battle of armored forces |
in Stalingrad's northside fac
tory district and reported that |
Marshal Semeon Timoshenko's |
rselef offensive had smashed in
to German defenses in the Vol
ga-Don corridor.
It was the 9th day in the
siege of Stalingrad.
Led by tanks, the vanguard
IF German infantry division
drove up SO to 100 yards to the
edge of factory in the north
srn industrial suburbs, but fell
back as Soviet tanks rumbled
out to meet the assault. The Rus
slams said 1900 Nazis were
killed and 16 tanks destroyed in
he battle.
"All attacks were repulsed
and Soviet troops are firmly
their positions" the Rus
ian command said, summarizing
he struggle inside the wrecked
Volga metropolis.
NORTHWEST OF Stallngrad, a
soviet unit broke through the
Enemy defenses. Engaging the
.nemy with hand grenades and
n hand-to-hand fighting, they
titled 1870 of the enemy and cap
ured an ammunition dump"
There was still no indication
low near the city Marshal Timo-
henko's relief forces had ad-
'anced in their drive against the
.0-mile German 'barricade"
which guards the main Nazi
iege armies on the north. Red
Army troops have been hack
ng into the Nazi flank for sew
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