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GERMANS ADMIT AUSTRALIANS SUPERIOR —-Amazing Official Document CapturedSYDNEY. FridayAn uinu/inu Official documeut cup lured fioni the Germans in the W«»-lern Desert reveals the eatraordlnary respect In which Urn Natia hold the A I F.“The Australian I* unquestionably ■u per lor io the Gorman soldier. it declares.In four vital branches of closi* quuncr fighting. ll la stated. the Australian was *u per lor. Fighting to the lust. th, Australians slaked thnlr lives In defence of position* held by them, mid lured unHuspectlng Get mum tuto easy trupu.A ropy of thli document, translated from the German, hai been received by the Minister for the Army (Mr Spender; from LJeut .-General Sir Thomas Hlatni-y, General Oftlcci Canininndlni tha Australian troop* In the Middle East.Mr Bpender anld (hat the author ot the appreciation was a senior G* i man officer, who sluted that In every department of close lighting although the German wm more active in at luck, the Auutraltun bud the edge on the German.The German officer declared that in opposition to the Germans, the Auu (rnllana have proved themselves e* liunrdlnarlly tough,The Atiali Allan*' gilt of ohvTVdtluii and ability t„ draw the correct conilu ■Ion. hl» use of Individual weapons particularly In unlplng. hl i*«lini«in*' in the u-e of avnlloblr cover and ram oufinite, and the rapidity with which he could lake advantage of surprise, wen- IjlllUlt lei w III ill enabled him to outnhln.- Hie German.Mr Spender said that ill* German officer |atd particular Irlbun. 10 the manner In which the Aurtialiunr. had developed the element of surprise atid deception.Forward Australian buttcrlca, foi likRtuiice. bud been observed flilua from tile cover ot an ur’inclnl dust cloud created by motor trunpoiL They had also deceived the Ueiinun* by llrlup guns of different calibre at the same time, by alternating th strength with which they held pom lions, uud posalbly ul times by men ly feigning to bold them.The German report emphasised the excellence of jbe Australian as u sniper As evidence of theli murk ' tnauHhlp, protruding sights lu German gun directors had been shot off. whtlu observation «llt* and loopholes hud boon Dred upon a- soon as they us they were soen to be In use—that l when the light background became dark.Australian snipers bud hud astound log results, according to tin- repurl. Several Qanuun N.C.O's. had been shot through ht h«-od with the Ural •hot when making observation lu the front line. The accuracy with whlcli the Australians hud been using their blgli angle Infantry weapon- was also praised. As a result tlie Germans had been advised that their greatest ml* taka was to leav, cover uud cudouvor to withdraw ov«r open ground, it wan uucesnuty to dig several ulter uate positions by crawl treuchca, the report stated.
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Echuca Riverine Herald
Echuca, Victoria, AU
Sat, Aug 02, 1941
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