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New Zealand Broadcasting Unit commentator Doug Laurenson [Military Service no. 34957] records a commentary about developments in the six months since Italy entered the war.
He discusses enemy propaganda broadcasts and the blows to Italian morale caused by the recent dismissal of military leaders.
The RAF has been raiding Germany and events happening now may indicate a massive advance of our troops against Libya.
This item is part of a collection of recordings made by the Mobile Broadcasting Units, which travelled overseas with New Zealand forces between 1940-1945. They recorded New Zealanders' experiences of war and messages to their families and friends, which were sent back home to be played on a weekly radio programme.