U.S. FORCES LAUNCH
NEW TUNISIA ATTACK
LONG BEACH INDEPENDENT
Long Beach, California, Sunday, March 28, 1943
RUSSIAN FRONT IS STALEMATED
Savage But Indecisive Fighting Rages
Along Entire Soviet Front Sectors
MOSCOW, March 27.—(TP)—Savage, but indecisive fighting
raged tonight on the Russian battlefronts.
The Soviet midnight communique announced tlierc had been* no
material changes in positions during the day.
In the Belgorod sector, north of Kharkov, the Germans launched
a fierce attack, and after bitter fighting succeeded in driving a
\vedge; into the Russian positions.
But the Soviets counter attacked before the Germans could
consolidate their gains. The Germans were forced to fall back to
their original line before the day, ended.
Americans Reported to Have Made Good
Progress In Early Stages of Big Push
ALLIED HEADQUARTERS, North Africa, March 27.—(TP)—
Front line dispatches from Central Tunisia said tonight that
United States infantry forces have begun a new offensive north
of Fdid Pass in the direction of Fondouk.
The American a t t a c k was launched early this morning.
The Yanks are reported to have made excellent progress in the first
hours oE the smash, hut more details were not available.
The British Eighth Army, meanwhile, has pushed forward to Marshal
Rommel's main defense line in the Mareth battlefront.
Radio Berlin acknowledged that the Axis has been thrown back.
New Jap Base Raided
ALLIED HEADQUARTERS,
Australia, March 27.—(TP)— General
MacArthur's headquarters announced today a smashing blow by
Allied bomber planes on the new Japanese air and sea base of Wewak.
New Guinea.
The Allied planes flew back and forth across the airfield, town and
harbor of Wewak for three hours, dropping hundreds of bombs, including
500 and 1000 pounders. A 4000-ton cargo ship in the
harbor was hit by two heavy bombs and damaged severely.
All planes returned safely in spite of heavy anti-aircraft fire
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