— v A curious example of German "tact" towards an ally, Reuter reports, was recently given by the German wireless, which, describing Rom - mel's "first-laurels" on the battlefield, declared that in 1917 he captured 9000 Italian troops, with 150 officers in less than half an hour. "He stormed a 640ft. hill with his Alpine troops and compelled five Italian infantry regiments to capitulate," it was added.
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Marlborough Express, Volume LXXVI, Issue 242, 14 October 1942, Page 6
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