EIGHTH ARMY TROOPS
FURTHER PROGRESS MADE DETERMINED COUNTER-ATTACKS LONDON. Jan. 4. Eighth Army troops north-west of Ravenna made further progress east of Fosso Vecchio against strong resistance, states an Allied communique from Italy. Four determined counterattacks were repulsed. Patrolling occurred on both sides of the Fifth Army front. The Eighth Army advance extended four miles to San Alberto. Stiff resistance was encountered fiom a Jaegar division supported by Tiger tanks, and a heavy tank battle is now progressing two miles from San Alberto.
Eighth Army troops captured Conventello, north-west of Ravenna and due east of Alfonsine, which the Germans turned into a stronghold. Alfonsine, however, is now being outflanked from San Alberto
Very strong forces of the Tactical Air Force fighter-bombers yesterday operated against the rail and road network leading to the Italian battle area and against gun positions, strongpoints. and troop concentrations opposite the Fifth and Eighth Armies' lines. Medium and light bombers bombed rail bridges and ammunition dumps, and Coastal Air Force fighterbombers attacked German-occupied buildings in North-western Italy. Balkan Air Force medium and fighter-bombers attacked rail and harbour installations in Jugoslavia. Fighter and light bombers flew intruder and armed reconnaissance missions in Northern Italy on the night of January 2. From these operations nine of our aircraft are missing. The Allies flew about 1300 sorties.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 25736, 6 January 1945, Page 5
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