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Perfect Invasion Weather Throughout Christmas Finds Britain Ready

SPAIN ECHOES APPEAL FOR PEACE

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VICHY TO FREE

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GENERAL

CAT AND MOUSE GAME IN SUDAN-ABYSSINIAN FRONT

KHARTOUM, Dec. 27 (Reuter)British patrols in the Kassala sector of the 1,200 mile Sudan-Abyadulan front are becoming more

situated inside the Sudan 20 miles from the frontier, is held by the enemy, its streets have become dangerous at night for unwary Italian troop. writes Beater's correspondent in Sudan.

De Gaulle Welcomes active and aggressive and although this rallway town, which is

Announcement

LONDON, Dec. 27 (Beater) — Perfect; "invasion weather" curred in the Stralis of Dover during Christmas and the heavily armed guards were doubled against the possibility of a lightning

LONDON, 'Dec. 27 (Reuter) — German thrust through the blanket of mist covering the cat sea. The announcement that the Vichy Men are found dead in lonely General Cunningham's forces Un

Picked troops combect the Government

has decided to re-alleyways and at street corners the Kenya border. benches while the crews of long lease French officers captured at in this once peaceful trading cen Inside Abyssinia itself tribes are range guns were ready for instantį Dakar has drawn from Generaltre and men lock their doors growing more restless. The fame action and ships of the Dover de Gaulle a rejoinder.

fearful of soft-footed Budanese of revolt is being further fanned Fatrol alld through the mist keep-

Ес welcomes the fact that troops who are reportedly steal-by the RAF who are incessantly ing their day and night watch, French public opinion has coming into the town under cover of bombing Italian strongholds with- Meanwhile, behind its ramparts, pelled the release of these officers darkness, seizing an occasional in sight of the discontented tribes- Dover enjoyed a peaceful holland non-commissioned officera prisoner, killing a dozingsentry men. day. The shops were as crowded whom, until recently. Vichy had or merely "borrowingTM"

-AXIS PROPAGANDA ag in peacetime and the muste intended to bring before a court cases of beer or chianti Satisfaction Expressed hall and several cinemas were martial.

LONDON, Dec. 27 (Reuter)- On one occasion, Sudanese en-Rome Hadio and the Italian press General de Gaulle adds, that it tered the town and At Xmas "Truce”

open and a public dance coД-

arrested tinued until midnight,

have been trying to paint a pic- (is, however, clearly understood notorious enemy native agent ture of the holding out of the MADRIU, Dec. (Reuter)......The

Britain stood on guard against that the step taken by Vichy will as he was lying asleep by his Bardia garrison

a heroic Popes appeal for peace has found

throughout Christmas-in no way modify the safety mea-house and carried him back toachievement and a rendy echo in Spain,

While the unoficial air sures taken regarding certain the British lines. war "truce" was on vigilance on

generals and senior officers ar- ]; Formerly a rather flery news. paper, the Arriba, official organ the Channel coast was redoubled, rested by the Free French forces in the course of recent Police

of the State Party, yesterday has

invasion

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and

Swiss Raids

a leader expressing great satisfac Arms workers sacrificed their operations in Gabon. tion at the virtual Christmas holiday to ensure à continued "truce," the fact that on Christmas steady stream of munitions Day there was no air activity over elther Germany or England having already been given prominence in Christmas newspapers,

yesterday also. the war factories were running at full speed.

ser Arst the

Millions or factory workers and others in offices and public The Arriba expresses the hope vices were working for the that this may be a symptom of

time on Boxing Day since the possibility of peace and says:passing of Bank Holidays Act of "Spain today as when

General 1871 Franco on the first day of a war,

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Commentators nutside Italy It

pack enemy frontier. There nas, been a series both inside and outside the coun- propaganda because it is known of hide and seek ambushes among try that the Italian series of de the thorn bushes and tall grass feats in Albania and the Western of the bush country.

Occasionally there a

Desert is not the fault" of: thè larger Italian soldiers bat of the general operation when 器 mechanised patrol of the Sudan Defence Force direction of Italy's war poucy, waylays some Italian column which becomes too venturesome, but British harassing tactics originally designed to the enemy forces, are

LONDON BELIEVES EVIDENCE FAKED

LONDON, Dec. 27 (Reuter)-

ILL-TIMED CAMPAIGN Suspicion that the enemy may

Mussolini attacked Greece have manufactured "evidence" to

without taking the proper military examined the conflict, continues Poor visibility, may have suggest that RA.F. planes bombed

measures to carry out the cam- unwaveringly in her position."

contain Christmas bombing Swiss territory was voiced in su-

paign. Marshal Graziani, the "the As a matter of fact in the "truce." Reuter's afr correspon-thoritative quarters here yester-

other officers under Mussolini, speech referred to by Arriba, dent is informed,

day.

ing the effect of slowly pushing

spent three months preparing General Franco ordered Spaniards It is emphatically denied m

The Swiss General Staff com- the Italians back to observe the strictest neutralits London that the absence of Brimunique stated that foreign

The main body of the Italian fortifications in the Western De but, following Italy's entry into tish and German raids is the planes new over Swiss territory an Army is concentrated at Ahmara sert that were so badly conceived that they fell like ninepins when the WALI Spain became non-outcome of any oficial or unofn

Christmas Eve and authoritative

|the British attacked, 1 belligerent.

quarters here now point out that it had been officially announced There are also large concen-

comment was

now hay-

and Agardat in Eritrea, support ing Gallabat

that no R.A.F. operations were trations the neighbourhood¦ NEW POST FOR ADM.

D the of Addis Ababa.

The same quarters observe that

CUNNINGHAM

CAT AND MOUSE GAME

LONDON Dec, 27 (Reuter)--The British and Imperial troops, now appointment of Vice-Admiral John

a understanding. The following made yesterday: "The weather carried out over Europe Present population of Sudbury has been bad enough over the nights of Dec, 24, and 25, is: 32.731, or 3,545 more than last Channel Low cloud and fog have year, the city Assessment Com-been the rule since Christmas the Swiss Star communique con- missioner reports.

have been particularly black and ller reports of the bombing of are lying in wait like 3 eater of the Admiralty and Chief of there is no moun. It would be Swiss territory by the RAF may watching a mouse along the whole Bupplies and Transport was an- Idle to suggest that Christmas has have been based on evidence front, while the Italian hold not influenced those in command manufactured by the enemy, Abyssinia is also threatened of operations at al; but if the weather had been good." I think we should have seen the usua activity."

Eve. Added ta this, the nights Arma the suspicions that the ear- feinforced and fully equipped, Cunningham as Lord. Commission-

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There is a doubt that the per- sunnel at both the R.AP, and the Luftwaffe have welcomed the rest and it has been a factor of 120 small psychological importance that bombing crews have been able to forget their war work for a time and enjoy to the full the season or peace.

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U.S. Revolutionising Its Infantry Tactics On The Basis Of Nazi Successes

Washington, Dec. 11–The army is ábandoning the world war theory of mass infantry attack and revolutionizing its Infantry tactics on the basis of confidential reports of the performance of the German army, it was revealed today.

-Emphasis will be placed on small attack groups, co-ordinat- ed with aircraft, tanks and heavy weapons,

announced last night. by During the last

war Vice Admiral Cunningham was at sea practically the whole time, taking part, in, among other actions, the Dardanelles campaign:

The theory that a rifleman can advance is developed, he conserves "shoot his way forward” has been his fighting power by remaining discarded. Infantry squad leaders under cover or by combining hla positions will be shesd of their fire with", that of supporting wea- squads rather than 'in the rear, pons to make possible the advance even while troops are under cover. of adjacent units whose situations REVOLUTION IN TACTICS may be more favourable than-bis,

The revolution in tactics-"such

... Those most favoured-- move

as has never occurred before in forward. ́... No attempt is made the American army in time of to maintain alignment of units." peace"--was disclosed in the new

320-page infantry manual written

NEW TACTICS Regarding new tactics for squad

..

by Major Gen. George A. Lynch, leaders, he said: chiex of the infantry. The manual "In accordance with old con- has been issued to officers in allception... the squad leader branches and will be the basis for maintained a position well in the training the "record peacetime rear of his squad. He moved to army,

the front only when the squad was.

Based on reports of German to advance... (under the new military tactics (tactics being the tactics) the position of the squad art of using a fighting force when, leader is to the front of the squad | through strategy, it has been con- where he can observe, the fore- centrated at a given place at a ground and enemy activity and be given time) in Poland. Norway, in readiness to take such action, the lowlands and France. the either fire or movement, as the manual stresses:

NEED FOR CO-OPERATION 1. The need of co-operation and co-ordination of artillery, aviation, tank and heavy weapon units with the infantry,

situation may: call for,”.

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Use of modern armaments. hds increased greatly the fire power of infantry troops,' which have found it "Increasingly necessary" to pro- vide supporting weapons of 3 2. Abandonment of the old heavy caliber such his bigger call- world war theory of a mass infan- ber machine guns and heavy mar- try attack along the entire line orters, Lynch said. A an enemy in favour of smaller

SWIFT TANKS.

groups of troops which single out "The advent of swift tanks in "soft spots" to smash,·· This, Europe has created the impression Lynch said, means that greater that the mechanized monsters can leadership must be exercised with sweep the infantry from the bat smaller units who now have great-tlefeld," Lynch wrote ***However, er freedom of action.

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3. Effective utilization of new manhandled tank weapons in the fast-firing antitank guns, semi- forward infantry zone, backed by automatic rises and other weapons antitank guns in the regimental against bank, drive and machine zone, and the training of infantry gunning plane attacks

soldiers to take cover in Tax-holes PREVIOUS TACTICS or other places unfavourable to Previous tactics called for only tank attack while the tanks pass two forms of battle for an infanover, the danger of tank attack tryman he was either in move-crushing the infantry has been re- ment or he was firing. He fired [duced.”.

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to prepare for his advance. That Turning to anti-aircraft tactics, was called "shooting his way for Lynch sald foreign reports in- ward."

dicate that scattered Infantry "Infantry activity no longer is groups, utilizing rifemen and limited to firing and moving," automatic rifle squads can con- Lynch said. "During much of his centrate a more deadly rain of time in battle he will be in a fire on lowswooping planies than cover position in readiness either anti-aircraft cannons which can to move or to fre. Unless sunt be spotted by the enemy before an clent supporting fire to permit his attack.

ISLE OF SHEPPEY BOMBED

LONDON, Dec, 27 (Reuter) The Air Ministry and, the Minis- try of Home Security state that a single enemy aircraft dropped bombs on the Isle of Sheppey early yesterday afternoon.

Little damage was done and there were no casualties. There is nothing further to report

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