![]() ![]() On possible flying days the enemy is losing heavily in aircraft. They are not at present fully ascertainable, since many units, some as big as battalions, are cut off or encircled. American casualties, too, are probably as heavy if not heavier. German losses are officially reported to be very heavy. And, in view of gains at some points of 30 to 40 miles, it is also easily the most successful.īut the enemy has committed some of his reserve divisions – reserves which he has built up with the utmost difficulty over three months and which, until now, he has hoarded like a miser. With five or six panzer divisions and seven to eight infantry divisions committed, this is easily the biggest German counter-offensive since D-Day. The general picture of the offensive, a week after it was launched, suggests a number of interesting speculations. ![]() Weather saves the day: Observer report on why German offensive failed The weather has so far favoured the Germans, as it has not been sufficiently bad to ruin the roads over which they are advancing, but there has been enough cloud to hamper our anti-tank rocket-firing planes. ![]() Their planes, both jet and ordinary, have given what close support they could to the ground troops and at the same time have ranged far afield in small groups or singly, endeavouring to keep busy as many planes as possible on other sectors of the front. The Luftwaffe is going all out in support of the German Army: using up petrol at a rate which it is flatly declared it is impossible for them to keep up. ![]()
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