Word: tankful
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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They had swept past Tebourba into Djedeida, which is 15 miles from Tunis. They had succeeded in straddling the railroad line from Tunis to Bizerte. Under incessant bombardment and strafing they had pushed beyond Mateur, which is 18 miles from Bizerte. Then, after a two-day-long tank duel they had been forced to fall back. Losses were heavy on both sides. Djedeida, Mateur and Tebourba became the three corners of a no man's land...
That same problem delayed General Sir Bernard Law Montgomery in the east. His Eighth Army had moved some 700 miles beyond its base at El Alamein. Until recaptured Bengasi was restored as a usable port, each tank on Montgomery's new front required the exclusive service of a 1,000-gallon self-propelled tank truck. The gasoline supply problem alone was mountainous. The problems of food, ammunition and spare parts piled mountain upon mountain...
Hitler to his commanders in the area: "The advance of Soviet troops to the [Rzhev-Vyazma] railroad line will create a serious threat to Rzhev and a loss equivalent to the loss of half of Berlin." The Russians also said that a German tank commander had sent word for "help today-tomorrow will be too late...
...into a cove and plumped a torpedo into her middle. It was a lucky hit at long range. But, said Klakring, a soft-spoken Marylander, "If I had missed her I would have hit a large power plant on the water's edge, where there was a tremendous tank of illuminating gas. I didn't have time to shoot at this, although it would have made a gaudy fire. Besides, I had another target...
NORTH AFRICA--American tanks and British infantry are consolidating their positions on ground re-won in the bitter tank battle of Tebourba, official dispatches said tonight, and the Morocco radio reported the Allies were laying down a fierce big gun barrage against Axis lines while building up for a knock-out punch in Tunisia...