In this harbour, the Germans have been collecting lighters and barges. but only one ship hitherto entered the port. Immediate. action was token by British bombers and the vessel was.forced to steam hastily away before it had time to unload.
Progress of the Russian campaign is naturally also of greet influence on British strategy in the Western De-gert. and. the whole of the Middle East. The more firmly the German armies are engaged in Russia, the more freedom of action is gained by the British forces in the Middle East.
The question of arms supply is still supreme in Western Desert strategy, Air supremacy has for a lone time been British but on the ground the British troops have hitherto always had to face a better cauipped enemy. In the last major engagement in the Western Desert two months ago, it had been revealed that the Germans had a tank superlarity of two to one, Since then, the Germans have presumably received raw reinforcements. while on. the British side American tanks have made their first aooearance and further tanks have been arriving from Britain.—Reuter,
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