PLANNING AHEAD
ARMY ENGINEERS' WORK
WASHINGTON, August 31. The -Assistant Secretary of War, Mr. Patterson, speaking at a.Press conference of events in France, said that ithe ■supply programme had been so carefully planned that the advances were never retarded. Army .engineers, with an exact bridge built an England, were ready to cross a given French river at a certain place—and that applied to everything, right down the line. The engineers laid oil pipe lines at such a rate that oil is pumped across western France to a" point not far behind General Patton's tanks. Mr. Patterson added that, while the movement of supplies had so far. kept pace with the battle . advances, there, was a real need for increased production in certain categories, including ■heavy artillery and shells, aircraft bombs, trucks, and heavy-duty tyres. He said it was very satisfying to hear General Dietmar's bleak radio commentary. • "He does not leave much hope for the Germans to escape the retribution they have earned," he add- ■ cd. "Nevertheless, German opposii tion may stiffen. There have been som.e* movements of troops from Ger--1 many and a redisposition of the enemy troops on the coast, suggesting an effort to form a cohesive front."
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Evening Post, Volume CXXXVIII, Issue 55, 2 September 1944, Page 7
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