TROOPS “ON THEIR TOES”
“To say our men are on their toes would be putting it mildly. They are simply itching to go, and just as cunning as the Germans, and splendidly equipped. They have not the slightest doubt that they will give a great account of themselves" —so said one member of our troops who has just returned from the front. He added that although they could not be sure, he was of opinion that it was some of the New Zealand troops who had taught the crack Adolf Hitler Division a sharp lesson recently, because our troops were astride the railway, and he had seen many German prisoners passing through the back area. The line now taken up by Empire troops is behind that originally occupied and much stronger, as the men are safely entrenched in foothills, in dense bush, which necessitated the cutting of trees to secure a good field of fire for weapons. These hills reminded the soldiers of Central Otago country.
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 19 April 1941, Page 6
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166TROOPS “ON THEIR TOES” Wairarapa Times-Age, 19 April 1941, Page 6
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