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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Nov 29, 1941
Page
1
Despatches report heavy fighting near Tobruk as Axis troops press to close a breach. British and Allied forces fight to hold the line with dawn skirmishes and renewed tank action across the desert during late Thursday night engagements.
British and New Zealand forces report heavy fighting around Tobruk as German and Italian armor counterattacks. Reports describe advances and retreats, with tanks knocked out and enemy columns attempting to reinforce. Guards and units move to block and cut off enemy lines.
Boiled down excerpts describe Tomahawk aircraft operations in the Libyan desert, a South African pilot surviving a landing mishap, and a German tank crew engaging infantry. The text portrays brigades, aircrew, and encounters with enemy forces amid combat conditions.
Reports from Berlin claim German forces seized Klin about fifty miles northeast of Moscow. The Russian front reportedly slows as Marshal Timoshenko concentrates forces near Rostov and along the Rostov axis. Russian defenses stiffen with counterattacks in the Rostov region while German air and ground operations persist near Moscow and in Ukraine.
A leaked leaflet circulating in Germany outlines the creation of a national Reich Church with absolute control over all churches. It demands confiscation of church property, ceasing Bible printing, and prohibiting religious literature while advocating ethnic unity and the expulsion of international church bodies. The document, attributed to a correspondent of The Times, is said to be sponsored by neither major party but likely to gain attention at the national level.
Bangkok dispatches report tense Allied and Thai positions as German tanks engage near Siam. Allied air assaults claim 18 enemy tanks destroyed with remaining vehicles withdrawing westward. Reports from Tokyo and London cite uncertain prospects for resuming talks as Japan weighs concessions and U S proposals amid mounting regional pressures.
A high Army officer cited by United Press says the War Department will switch from riveted to welded tank hulls because riveted types shed rivets when struck, endangering crews. Bennison noted welding has been tested and production retooled to welded models, with Chicago and Pullman contracts supplying tanks to support Allied efforts.
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