ITALIAN FRONT

Grey River Argus, 21 September 1944, Page 3

ITALIAN FRONT

ALLIED GAINS IN THESE AREAS

LONDON, Sept 19 Greek forces supported by New Zealanders, went across the Rimini airfields and reached the northern edge, despite the Germans’ use of dug in Panther tanks’ turrets. Units of the New Zealand Division in co-operation with the Greek Brigade are taking part in the baatte for Rimini, Small detachments of tam<s and infantry have been supporting the Greeks in their part of the general advance across the Marano River, fighting their way over a series of low ridges, on each of which the Germans have made a determined stand. New Zealand artillery regiments have also been playing a part in blasting enemy positions and tne roads along which he must bring supplies. The Germans are fighting with rare tenacity, .in spite of depleted forces, which are trying desperately to hold Rimini. Savage lightning is going on around the airport. Canadians are at the Ausa River line, three miles south-west ol Rimini, where the German tanks are conducting a bitter river-bank defence. British forces which crossed tne San Marino frontier have established a bridgehead across the Marino River and advanced a mile towards tne State’s capital, which compiles an insignificant cluster of houses topping a hill less than 200 feet high. Yet it constitutes the keypoint of the eastern half of the Rimini-San Marino sector of the Bth Army front as it dominates ground north of the airfield which lies between it and tne sea, and also the approaches across the River Causa to the San Fortunato Ridge, which is the last hign ground between the Sth. Army and the v