Late News BRITISH COUNTERATTACK

Dominion, Volume 36, Issue 100, 22 January 1943, Page 5

Late News BRITISH COUNTERATTACK

Artillery Effort In Tunisia

HEAVY ENEMY LOSSES (By Telegraph.—Press Assn. —Copyright.) (Received January 22, 1.30 a.m.) LONDON, January 20.

Allied air and artillery action over the Pont du Fahs-Bou Tarada road, covering the French retreat, has limited the German movement to a single south-western drive, says the military spokesman in Algiers, commenting on the Axis penetration south-west or Pont-du-Fahs. The Axis suffered sizeable losses in equipment and tanks, out of all proportion to the value or the at Thb'British United Press correspondent in Algiers says that in order to counter the German tank columns sevenmile thrust British forces tonight are trying to gain control of hills to me east of the road running' south . from Pont du Fahs to bring it under artillery fire. British-held positions already dominated the road running westward from Pont du Fahs. The German tank column is meeting with heavy artillery resistance. The French army is offering rewards for the capture of native saboteurs whom the Germans are dropping by parachute. The Associated Press correspondent in Algiers says that the Axis forces are doing their utmost, to .perfect their defences in the present.lines,.and are arming every promising' summit With guns, which have already several times forced the Allies to give up objectives. It is officially confirmed that the German tank expert, General von Arnim, has succeeded General von Neliring in command in Tunisia.