Evening star., 1943-05-14
Africa
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Libcrators. Attacking from Middle
East bases. the planes dumped al
most 25O,O00 pounds of explosives
there under Raj fighter escort from
Malta.
Naples, Reggie Calabria and
Messina were other cites which felt
the fury OF air power unleashed by
the unconditional surrender of the
last of Col. Gen. Jurgen Won Arnim' S
fighting men, surrender which
yielded enormous quantities of war
supplies and nearly 10000 German
and Italian prisoners.
The last Of the captives went to
prison camps.
mo Axis forces remain in North
Africa who are not prisoners in our
hands" the Allied communique said.
The last remaining elements sur
rendered at 1l45 hours GAS am.
Eastern war time) May 49,"
Night Attack on Naples.
British Wellingtons made a night
attack against Naples, dropping
blockbusters on selected targets of
that Axis supply center.
Malta-based Intruders proWled
the skies over Sicily and the toe of
the Italian boot, and communica-
tlons were bombed and shot up.
Tons of bombs were dropped on
the harbor, industrial and ware
house areas of Cagliari by the Fort
resses, Mitchells and Marauders.
Llghtnings and WarhaVks strong
ly escorted the explosive carriers in
this thrust against the most impor-
tant naval, mining and commercial
shipping point of Sardinia. .-.
Thirty German and Italian fight
ers rose to challenge the Americans
and nine were shot down. One
plane of the formations escort was
shot down by the enemy.
A ship in the harbor blew up
Others were left burning. Naval
berths, oil tanks and freight yards
were also lit by fires Crewmen said
the flames were visible from a dis
tance of 100 miles.
The attack was considered by
observers to have been the most
successful of any recent raids" the
official report said
Wellingtons used column of
smoke from Mount Vesuvius against
the moonlight as marker to lead
them to Naples harbor With both
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raided munitions depots, oil storage
and industrial areas.
Planes Driven OFF.
For the second night in succession
Axis aircraft struck at the Algiers
area, but the communique said all
were driven off and five of the raid
ers were destroyed A like number
was said to have been shot down
in repulse of the attack Wednesday
night.
There were no casualties or
damage" the communique said.
(The Italian high command
communique, broadcast from
Rome and recorded by the Asso-
SldoSd lCSS, SdlO, oQI I'LL
formations attacked in successful
night actions the harbors OF
Bone, Bougie and Sfax." It re-
ported German force had sunk
an Allied submarine in the Tyr
rhenian Sea off Italys west coast.
(Allied air raids were said to
have caused casualties and dam
age, particularly in twice bombed
Cagliari. Civilian casualties list
ed from Cagliari, Naples and Au-
gusta totaled "a dead and 131
injured. Multi-engined Allied
planes also were said to have hit
at Reggie Calabria and Messina.
The Italians said IL Allied air.
craft were destroyed by anti-air-
craft fire and Axis flghters.)
Prisoners Total 175,OOO.
The Allied ground armies rested
after completing the Tunisian con-
quest which resulted in the capture
of nearly 5000 German and Italian
soldiers and enormous quantities of
war supplies.
1he victory was lauded by Gen
Sir Harold Alexander as "one of the
most complete and decisive in his
tory"
Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower, COM
mander in chief of the operation,
revealed that his deputy's clever
shifting of British 9th Army units,
compounded by Allied superiority In
arms and determination, brought off
the triumph.
George Tucker, Associated Press
correspondent with the Allied fleet
in the Mediterranean. told how a
tight blocade not only kept Axis
soldiers from attempting a mass
evacuation from Cap Bon but