[Homer_J_Simpson]

The final reel of microfilm for March (21st to 31st) is the worst we have seen for a long time. It will get to the point where it is illegible in places by March 25. After March 28 it begins to improve and by the 31st the quality is good.

Red Army Pressed – 2-3
The Germans Say This is Hitler at the Russian Front (photo) – 2
Reich is Suppliant for Turkish Trade (Brock) – 3
War News Summarized – 3
Axis Reaction Seen (Middleton) – 4-5
U.S. Tanks Being Fitted to Fight Rommel (photo) – 4
U.S. Strength to Match R.A.F. in Bombing Nazis, Eaker Says – 5
S.S. City of Flint Sunk by Torpedo – 5-6
Hwajung Regained by Chinese Forces – 6
The Texts of the Day’s Communiques on Fighting in Various Zones – 8-9

The News of the Week in Review
The Tunisian Battle Climax Nears (map) – 10
Tunisian Push – 11
Twenty News Questions – 12
Two Great Battles Dominate the Russian Front (map) – 13
Vatican Adheres to Its War Policy (Cianfarra) – 14
Japanese Bases Stud the Malay Barrier (map) – 15
Japanese Seem Ready to Try New Attacks (Durdin) – 15-16
Kiska Gets the Attention of Our Air Force (Shalett) – 17
Answers to Twenty News Questions – 17

[Homer_J_Simpson]

http://www.onwar.com/chrono/1943/mar1943/f21mar43.htm

Italians hold line against New Zealanders
Sunday, March 21, 1943 www.onwar.com

Italian troops dug in [photo at link].

In Tunisia... Italian forces hold the New Zealand Corps at the Tebaga Gap. The main attack on the Mareth Line, by British forces, in the morning has established a small force across the natural antitank obstacle of Wadi Zigzaou, but ground conditions prevent a further buildup.