EIGHTH ARMY GAINS

Dominion, Volume 37, Issue 254, 24 July 1944, Page 6

EIGHTH ARMY GAINS

Week Of Heavy Fighting (Received July 24, 1.50 a.m.) LONDON. July 23. The Eighth Army in the Tiber Valley after a week of heavy fighting, seized the town of Cilia di Castello and in the Monte Sau Miehele area gained more ground, and is approaching the town o£ Greve, says a communique from Italy. Polish troops of tlie Eighth Army on the Adriatic sector made more gains against increased resistance, covering tlie eueniy's lateral communications south-west of Sanigallia. Americans of the Fifth Army consolidated aud improved their positions on tlie line of the Arno River and cleared a substantial .area of resistance between. Leghorn and Pisa. Reuter's correspondent, in Italy says that advanced forces of the Fifth Army have approached within two miles of Pisa. The task of clearing our remain-

ing pockets of resistance south of tlie Arno River is nearing completion.

Strong forces of heavy bombers yesterday struck at an oil refinery at Ploesti 'and other military objectives in Rumania. Tactical Air Force planes in Northern Italy and the battle area attacked com mu nieat ions and other targets. Other planes struck at objectives in Yugoslavia. At least five enemy planes were destroyed in these operations for the loss of 28 Allied planes. Six are missing from night operations on Friday.