The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-04-30
Allles Stand Up Agalhst Counter.Attaclss on
 Whole Front
GERMAN OPPOSITION
 TREMENDOUSLY SIiFf
Main Fight Centers Aroulle MedleI.El.Bab or West
 Central Sector
BY vlR0lL PINKlEv

NNANNAa24 = AANa4NAA& 4ta (UNllea Press Staef Csgee4peuaeael
 Allied Headquarters, North Africa, April 90, = (UPl The hat0e> for TNnlsla be- came Q grim mountain Alowo almost within sight of Ttlllls today after Allied armies Qn Thursday fought off tieEco Axis coWnter-attackS along the entire front and odged forward again on the north era and southwestern Hanks.
 American infantry of the SeQonQ C0rps, attacking hlll poHlllos guarding MaeeNr junction, enN French troops south of pont nl EAhS junction, wained ground asa' Thursday, but the Allled ofgengisA now hes fought forward Co the oore Of German resistance and . hl1atl price must be paid for the next few miles leading Co Che Tunls plain
 The AlaekOned wreekage ok 0ora man tanks lay against the p4le green hllls around nleAel Dou AoakaR n miles east of Msdtea.Ai Aie BAb, and there Nre many enemy dead on the rocky slopes along tlAs front after 10 days of battle. NsIk the Germans showed tremondoals power 0t resistance on tho lAse gelaN< eg hllls end weary, ragRea Ai'lek troops have suffered heavy eaenal ties as they advanced over mann strategic heights,
 UMtil capture of certain remain ing heights tho way cannot nz opened across he plains Co TNnls. some a miles distant Tue oEAl2 way these heights can ho taken A4 by stormlng, That ls costly eusls ness.
 In the last two days tho Germans have definitely been trying to Wte1' the initiative fEem our troopa ln general counter offensive. So ka1 they have failed but tho struggle stu was in progross as a part ol tho enemys offensive oeEsn1s
 ,A United Prcss dispatch sala American troops were attacking Jehel TNhoRk also known as liit V0e, % miles from TuniS and Mi. serte. both of which could he seer on . clear day trcm the crest q the nill.
 The London radio reported. how. ever. that an American combat team and Q French unit Co the aorth were already within sight of Binerte and "can see the Waile houses Os the city trom hllls elBhk miles west Of 0aFaet Achkel.'9
 On the north, the United Stae1G Ind corps which had thrust to within 10 miles Of Maleur and shelle0 the road network al EhAE junction made small advanees. hQe the lnain fighting stu oeniszea Qn the MedjeR. El~xseh or West u4ntfei sector. All Allied gains were h4k throughout Thursday after the Nfi. tlSh were driven back from tho crest os strategic Djebel nou Aukna.
 violent Faght
 The Germans heavily attacked ll.s British First Army lortheazf ci Medje1 with Co tanks and tMo bots tallons os infantry. A GpokeaInhll Sald fighting was extremely violent.
 Twelve miles east es AEodsen, (lae First Army infantry captured tl1a Sidl AbdullAh hin feature in tho morning but the Germans counter attacked with tanks and infantry Ga the afternoon. Ak least 10 tanks have been destroyed there ln fl1ht@ ing so far. Including some alAne mark six Naxi tanks.
 The fighting east and southeast of Nfedleg was along a series cg hills ranging from 500 to 2eeo feet hgih. The Axis forces were nAaale6 back Into the last range og hliis at various points between Hel10ns northeast oE hfedieR and pont pn Fahs. the southwestern anchor ok the enemy line. but the final lun1ae to the plain viii not he easy keS Cconfinnetl on pane q