ON FROM FOGGIA

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XLXII, Issue 15467, 30 September 1943, Page 3

ON FROM FOGGIA

ALLIED SUCCESSES IN ITALY. United Piess Assn -By Elevtric Telegraph—Copyright LONDON, Sept. 29. Armoured and other mob le forces of the Eighth Army, after storming Foggia, have advanced considerably north of the town and its airfields. “Th© capture of Foggia is one of the most important Allied successes of th© war from a strategic point of view, as it brings the Allied air forces near to Germany and will permit air cover for all operations henceforth in Ttaly and the Adriatic coast area, specially in northern Italy,” said President Roosevelt. He added that he was not disclosing a military secret when he said that the German General Staff had drawn circles Pound several strategic spots in Europe with loggia in th© centre. ‘‘Heretofore a very large part of Germany has been sleeping outside the vulnerable area, but now it will not be able to do so,’ Mr Roosevelt said. “The victory stands out as a demonstration of the complete cooperation between the -Allied land, air and naval forces.”