Late War News GERMAN BARRAGE
Intensity Of Fire In Italy BEACH-HEAD SIGNS (Bv Telegraph.— Press Assn.—Copy right.) (Received February 9, 12.5 a.m.) LONDON, February 8. ■ The Germans are shelling the beachhead area south of Rome more heavily than ever, apparently in preparation for the counter-thrust with which Hitler has promised to push the Allies back into the sea, reports the British Uilltecl Press correspondent with the Fifth Army, There lias been more shelling in the last two days than in the whole of the previous 14. As many as 700 or 800 German shells have fallen in a single small area in 15 minutes. The Germans have also resumed air attacks on the beach-head and their patrols are probing our lines trying to discover our strength on the various sectors.
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Dominion, Volume 37, Issue 114, 9 February 1944, Page 6
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130Late War News GERMAN BARRAGE Dominion, Volume 37, Issue 114, 9 February 1944, Page 6
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