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THE THIRTY-FOURTH INSTALMENT
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When General Clark let the Fifth Army into Salerno he had not previously participated any of the fighting of World War 11. He proved to be a Ane bntile leader und fully justified the persand confidence that had to sign bin tr impelleti me queb SAJI important position. Later in the war, when General Alexander became the supreme communder In The Mexitar- ronean. Clark was uivanted to anny group commander in Italy, an appontigent which obvirusly meint that both British and American nuthorities were weil sutiafive with his performance,
mui recun- Continued reports
the naissance
thirteenth furnished the Mass of the Gere man attack, and that day Chief Murshol Tedder was stored ta conrentente the ful strength of his air force, le ju• elude every plane that rould fly in an attack upon sensitive spot in the German formations. Areut air altnek
On the sixteenth I went
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Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower's Own Story Of The War In Europe
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always to see great and decisive They began with possibil!!les in the Mediterranean, while the project of invasion Across the Endish Channel left How often I heard him say. in speaking of lord prospe015;
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Over-
"We must take
care that the tiles do not run red with the blood of American and British youth, or the beaches be choket with their bodies."
statements in the Cairo papers. | considerations that Jay Dulalde
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italian inlate / Forcements could provkle hit, sung th• Moldet, at the President | Sollier I was particularly careful
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stances that seemed to indicate South of Salerno Itay. Mos120* ¦ De. East. They all came to meet the cation and its partiej. Į equipe of bungling in
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their
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One of
where
While the Summer anti Aghting was in full swing we re- ceived word that the President And the Prime Minister and their stuffs were preparing to hold an other Joint meeting, this time near Cuiro, Egypt was not then with-. Into the docks at that port. The tremendous strategic advantage in in the limits of our threatre, but carried out that aren with abnost no expendi- uxide from insuring safe passages operation wh
through our aren we were called planned on September 8, bin with thee, the loss of one fine British cruiser Thoroughly alive to this altua- upon to provide secure places for and more than two hundred men tron, the Middle East Command, preliminary meetings and for the of individuals, she was carrying. She was sunks under General Sir Henry Maitland accommodation by a mine in the harbour of Tar Wilson, promptly dispatched anali The used swarm of United States these islands, Secret Service men preceded the
into
locality and President Whicle
every were Leros A drumatic heldent during the R35
the official hodes, and an irly success was where he was expected to stop operation is wid in report:
secured. However, it was quick-wven briefly. On the afternoon of Septemberly found that the Talian garrison my staff the reconnaissaire work
lighting that was intended to Stomach
Kuwenter Howe with and battlestrip the 9.
If the islands the safety of
the President him cold. gunst anyone. four cruisers in company, curry-
were to be held die Allies had which adio, inevitable, advertised ing elements of the 1st Bealsh
and these his coming. garrisons stead
provide thes Airborne Division,
could come faten nowhere excepi the wept channel towards Tar-
The secret enncerning plans for auto. Shortly before, the Tarunto from the Allied Force then en-
the conference raket, apparent the bitter
on struggle In Tallan Battle | Paged in was delivered
the Division of
ly, either in Washington or Lan- Fleet And with precision and effectivenes
energed fron the Tandy.
dos ant because of the great
I could not escapa a feeling on the morning of the fourteen1|1 harbour. As the two fleets passed The Pre Minister was anxl-
mustat of comment inspired fr Su hardly click J cf424319Jzk thi each other, there was a moment bus to provide support for the Ise
the press of the world, includin, that Mr. Churchill's views were coloured by two uncunsetously my's rosamundentions,
embuterassingly of daton. There was no guarantee ands and my staff and I studied the greatest The need for some such
plies ut mobility that, with that the Hollon Fleet would ob- the problem with
We came to The ale! of naval guidhe the serve the terms of surrender and possible sympathy,
the hun goverments became the scope of the immediate multi- measure an the II.K. Defence
that aside from
tify probleni. I had nothing Kreami Tromps regard thewould not, at long last, show the conclusion Force Ordinance, introduced
nggable to justify such a feeling dulative all thereafter Cera tight. But, the flant challenge by some uporary air support there very much worried. Even after The principals wore en raste 6 in Legislative Council yester-
know, though, that I was not Admiral Cunningham, delivered was nothing we could give, the meeting plaes the banne gov counterattacks were Bever
that detach the rutch of our air force the day, has long been recognis- sufficient
wondering occasionally 20complete to threaten with the same cold sever strength
whether these considerations had mi, altogether apart from res our generad position.
and characterised all the actions and particularly to dispatch led morts suggested
sone welght with him. The first But the fird fighting was out of that great sallar, went unani forces to that aren would be dechange in the programme,
of them was his concert. 12 11 cent events in China, which
W Depintruera to The twir great initaswered, The Italion. Flert passed filely detrimental-possibly argent prope vatite from have merely lent added Fel over.
politient leader for the future of it
meeting plece to Media De objectives of the taham invension out of sight on its way to sur-tafal to the battle in which we
them were
engaged, white
For this concern I urgeney, Security
serve the enpture, first, of Naples render.
landing With this
mead of strength these rein-sibly even to Khan Guy the Balkans.
unt great sympathy, but ne the Colby
as a salsinetory purl from which
ponsibility by prometing, and no Fand-our ability to respond to supply on fruops, and, seemned, shore on the
Mediterranean would
to exelties auch considerations o the thids at Foggia from three places, Salerno, Taranto, Easteru
probably bu insamelont to hold and the Prime Mini ter was mad. sudden
recommendations. trane mY DWH quickly to a
which to supplement the an and Reggio Calabri,
henvir by the Ruwberige Alan geney have fallen to a level tomlandment of central Europe, The fierce fighting in Salerno these important islands.
The insistence of the Prime every Levallend Na ympathise The other was an inner
sion to videate his strategieal was slowly rotation EX 1 perturbingly low, to a point, which up to that moment had drew off enemy forces from in
u•rsh conducted
almest exclu-tront of Montgomery and bis ad. Minister an undertaking hotir-
After concepts of World War I, in which in fact, where anxiety is to
East possible mov raptis.
tur Ich been the principal expon- vaner to the Northward speeded thing to help the Middle permissible.sively from the British uses. extent Some
the Guilipol campaign. top. By the sixteenth his left made was a great Uut we were dirvel-lection I never bless made siros a On that score
professionals agreed that Muny alone. it is
right just to halt a conference with the rectumatons to the President of Sulerun to examine into circun-contact with Clark's
change crownunders in chief of the Mid- AZRETINA
Les plast,
the Gallipoli affair had failed be→ befloved Cant at we coule net prove, open to question whether the
execution of mey's right moved forward
#bl proposals fulfil present-day some lack of skill on the part of
rather than through mistaken cal- of the American join up. win the attornes in Tunista, where I had assem
wy hart mude everg hter my own commanders in chief punds ado
enlations of its possibilities. It requirements. Neatly timed!
commanders. After careful in division which was pushimer it:
Lot trut, sea, and air.
conceivable defensive properation from the angle of recruitinvestigation--felt it accessary to why toward Foggia, Withto
approve General Clark's recom- Clerk continued his battle fee. Jatter:ded hiring the war. Teners, then
few bays that great price foll Thewan the simplest, most-un- including al quarie en sometimes seemed that the Prime appent, the plans for the new
Muster was determined in th armommentative of any similar con- closures and addi-aircraft his us
he second war to gain publie nccep- we would only Defence Force are essentially piendation for the relief of
loware Noples and on October utlined the entire situation a
ntice of this point of view, Antican cutys commander.
adding to the risk by making a
In the old palace of the Knights founded on a long term basis.
The relief of a combat leader 1943, his forces triumphantly en-ve saw it and announced the de- then change jo a Even the first steps towards
is somethbig that is nut to be tored that eits.
Befsion I had reached, which was The combination of engineer to be had unless overridden by Amnesty place
we could not be well preparet, of Malta the Prime Minister pre- would have sentist Alexander and me each a butting them into operation lightly done in war. Its
taken mutil the effect is to Indicate to
sea salvage experts who had j be
Staff Combined Chiefs of
been satisfactory for a surprisepecially designed medial sent to per-constantly amazed us with their 15s purtort was that detachments stop
us by the King no others lien- with dissuliyaction
two days. But in thei New Year, and there is no
were ever to be otherwise the con-exploits in the rehabilitation of from the Italian command were when a meeting of several works j
Wend 20
promittend. The acequion was in- expectation in high quarters formance;
mander woukl be commended, harbours immediately
joot warranted and that we could duration is planned, the ondy pro- | ***
mented that such an event in the work. that the first phase of ur-
mt relieved. This probable ef
All of their prior successets and would die nothing about the teetion lies I thorough prepara-
Algiers, Casublanga
Cim Inlands. Those Islands,
subie putner, four húntired years in Ytion. ganisation can be completed feel mast always be weighed #1
varter, would have colled for Hizerte, and Palermo were As Judensent, while of considerablo The Prime Minister preceded! until 1950. The lack of op against the hoped-for advantage
nothing comparest to the speel strategic importance, did not com- the President into our are mastering in the garrison.
days of Jousting, pageantry, and timism here, 100, seems to be of assigning to the post another ad efficiency with which they care in wilitary value to success †inct Mr. Churchill
untried, comunan-} and countered by what many atd
I was enlied upon shortly to go der. On the other hand, really repairect the seemingly destroyed in the Italian batile. Every officer where we J
lengthy cor= | " least will regard as an excess inept lendership must be quick-and useless harbour facilities at press reed emphatically with ference. After considerable dis- meet the President, who was ar
With the establishment my casetusions, even though it
cussion he agreed with me as to riving by ship at Oran. At Oran of optimism regarding the ly detected and Instantly remov- Naples.
this base probable
and with Fogg was a great disappointment to the the wisdom of adhering to the ransferred Mr. Roosevelt to strength theed. Lives of thousands are in-of
of
volved the question is not one firmly in our grasp, we hit uc- Middle East commanders, while originui plan for the meeting and plane and took him lo u villa Force at the close of a year of academic justice for the lend- complished the first major ob-all of us kurs that the decision he cabled the President to that the seashore in Tunisin, which ence was locally known bitter one for the effect.
by colnellence was Much has been done, it is er, it is that of concern for the lectives of the Italian vampaign. would be a
per,
All later Aghting In that rea Prime Minister to accept. I re-
At that any und the objective of vic-
The Prime Minister was Ac-us the "While House," true, to remove the griev-many
seemed in good would-have-as-its-princiul-n-pret these conclusions to the core two staff the the President seeme INAUGURAL FLIGHT DEC. 17! Jances which were left
as a tory,
health aurt was optimistic and of Staff, who and I had an Because of the distance of lective pinning down of Gorman Combined Chiefs
opportunity
confident, in forces far from the vegion of the suported my decision. The spend the day going over um extra day in Tunisia in order to
He stayed legacy of Hong Kong's little
Salernu from our uir buses war, and the experiences of Sicily
quickly
retaken by bec of subjects of interest to cur-visit battlefeldsuf purticularly major assault that was to take lands too many of those who served
anxious to capture the Foggia place the following year across the enemy.
rent and future operations. From, the beginning of the con-
While traveling through them he Mr. Churchill, as always, was the Colony faithfully during airfields speedily, and a number the English Channel. A second-
previously ury purpose was of course to force quest of Sicily we had heen en entertaining and interesting. speculated upon the possible iden- -tity of our battlefelds with those those seventeen days. Fresh of plans had been
studied in order to facilitate this the constant drain upon German iseed in a new type of task, that have never met anyone cise su inducements are offered in
resources of replacing losses and of
praviting government for a operation.
2 keeping capable
dinner of ancient days, particularly with ihat of Zamn. 'So far os elther the shape of a new, beno- With the templetion of the Sicil-providing suppiles over the tor-!
Melvil
affairs offcers,” ments on events and personas attlefield had never been posi- munications. A third purpose, some American, some British, a- transfer of seven divisions, four
les were pointed anil pungentively identifled by historians, but tivities of members of the mican and three British, from was political in nature: the cune companied the assault forces and often must amusing. Hu lookou{ **** Force when they are not on
stant threat against Rome and the continuously pushed forward to
we were certal, because of the the Mediterranean theatre
forward with great enthusiasm parade, in the form of cul-Britain, in preparation for the Italian Industrial centres to the lake over from combat troops to his meeting with the Presi-Use of elephants by the Cathugin- iars, that it was located on the ural and recreational fact-great assault across the English Northward would cause unrest the essential task of controlling dent, from whom, lie suid, he al
and other the civil population.
rather than in the Channel. With
through the Balkans these divisions
mountains, where so inuch of our ities, though here again the unavañable for action in Italy, the portions of Europe, which would
ways drew inspiration for tuck-eyed pisins The American contingent had ing the problems of war and 72 wn Belting took place. The depress German morale and been trained in the school estab- the later peace, vision of a vast "club" of only troops left that could 6.000 members with their en-used for an expedition into the our own.
of his the fished at Charlottesville, Virginia. length on one
favourite President's liking for history and Fundamentally, however,
his frequent reference to it. al- thusiasms centred upon the heel and lower leg of the tatin Italian campaign thereafter be Later, groups of both British and subjects-the Importance of as-
the direction Deninsula in
inflitary government
ways gave on added flavour to through the Defence Force and its messes Foglu wan
Germany Balling distinctly subsjillary op- catra
conversation with, him on mili- British airborne and canteens, its library and division. Its Indicated
eration, though the results it a North Caived further training "soft underbelly," of keeping are subjects. The same was true of tained in the actuid defeat of in Africa. They operated the tempo of our italian #ttack its concert hall, has a dis-entry was Taranto.
Munster Germany were momentous, almost under the general supervision of and extending its scope to include George Patton and the Prime we hoped to oblulu
special section of my headquor- much of the Northern shore 0. tinctly visionary appearance base that
Incalculable. It was obvious, how- ander the terms of the Italian
the Mediterranean. He seeme
To Be Continued about it. More than this, we
surrender and one where German ever, that the Italian avenue of
Public health, conduct, sunita- did not in itself offer a feel. may be required to strength was almost non-existent. apsurable route from which to troft, agriculture, industry, trans- awaken or revive the spirit If we could immediately place
attack decisively the German port, and a hundred other activi- of duty, as opposed to self-even small formations ashore whomeland. That could be done, all
to.community to get the in. interest, to the extent that should be able
and only across the English Channel life, were supervised and directe portant airfields promptly will fill the ranks of the vari- cheaply.
and through France and the Low by these officers. Their task was Countries,
difficult but vastly important, not ous units in the numbers sug- The prize to be won was great, Immediately after the surrender merely from u humanitarion gested. High controversy, it but except for naval fighting ships of Italy in early September there viewpoint, but to the success of armies. Every command is certain, will also rage to the Salerno operation. More- arose a situation in the Enslem nur around the decision to dis-over, because of its lacks of land Mediterranean that not only cause hecis peace and order in its rear: great concern but which otherwise it must detach units to possess the Hong Kong transport and heavy equipment, cus
the airborne division was
will be argued pro and con for a preserve signal and roud com Cricket Club of its ground in
particularly suitable formation to ong the to come. The important unications, protect dumps and and suppress under- the heart of the city in use on an Vaslon where a long garrisoned by Italian, troops and ground activity.
Dodecanese Islands were largely convoys, favour of the sporting ele- land advance was necessary.
The job was new to us but in ments of the new Force. The Agrin we decided to gamble, and with the Italian surrender it was
stands spite of natural mistakes It was Club has held on grimly to
in this case a tremendous burden possible that all these its ground since 1851 in spite of responsibility was assumed by could be taken almost without a splendidly done. We gained ex- fight. Provided that the Italian] perience and learned Jessons for Adeniral Cunningham. Ho un-
grenter push his orrisons could then be persuaded similar and
tasks still of a series of campaigns over hesitatingly agreed to the years to assert public battle fleet directly into Taranto defend them for the Allies, it lying ahead of us in
wo could gain Germany. rights over the area, which Harbour, discounting the possibi-ppeared that nre, of course, undeniable.ity of treachery or destruction by mine flelds, in order to carry the Tradition dies hard indeed British 1st AirborNE Division and to many the bid to banish the Cricket Club to Happy Valley will appear, to be parently guaranteed for at little short of sacrilege. least another year, and with Those who for various rea-flexible plans in a highly. sons have had no opportun- flexible.world, the remov
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