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Manawatu Times, Volume 69, Issue 125, 30 May 1944, Page 5

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More Important Gains By Both Armies Received Tuesday, 12.55 a.m. LONDON, May 29. The Fifth Army north of Carrocetto, after cutting the road between AnzxO and Albano is now one mile soutn of vJampoleone and 16J miles from Rome, says Reuter’s correspondent at Advanced Allied Headquarters. The British have captured the Carrocecto “factory area” and the Allies are now about one and a-half miles from jjanuvio and a little over a mile south of Valmontone.

The Germans supported by tanks counterattacked vigorously on the Valmontone-Juamivio front. The towns of Sermoneta and Bassiano are reported to have been cleared of the enemy although snipers are still active in the nearby hills. The Eighth Army continued its advance through the hills northwest of Roccasecca and surrounded the town oi Canto Padre, also Mount Torio dominating Arce from the southeast. The x’rench have captured the Monte Sisemo peak one mile north of Villa Jan Steiano.

The German News Agency admits that the Germans under cover of darkness abandoned Carrocetto which ah day yesterday was doggedly and suo cessfully defended by German rear guards against very heavy attacks. The Germans taken prisoner since May 11 now exceed 15,000. It is officially announced that the German 71st, 94th and 715th Divisions have oeen virtually destroyed. To-day’s Allied communique states that a French cruiser yesterday again bombarded artillery positions north of Anzio successfully and neutralised nostile guns. A destroyer also bombarded targets in the same area, fires and explosions being caused in gun positions and direct hits obtained against mechanised transport. Consid erably over 7000 rounds have been fired in many bombardments from the sea since May 12 in support of the land offensive.

Medium bombers yesterday struck against railway bridges and railways in Central and Northern Italy. Light bombers and fighter-bombers were active against supply dumps, enemy position, bridges, railways, roads and motor transport in the battle area and elsewhere in Central Italy. Fighters bombed and strafed targets in Yugoslavia included aircraft on the ground, motor transport, railway trains and enemy concentrations. Heavy bombers attacked harbour installations at Genoa and railway yards at Vercplli. Medium bombers last night attacked objectives at Porto San Stefano. Four enemy planes were destroyed for the loss of three. The Mediterranean Air Force flew more than 2000 sorties.