The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-09-10
Emmanuel Is Still In
Power AS Sovereign
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rope said the Germans had
occupied Genoa, Verona
Brescia, Padua and most Of
the Milan and Turin indus.
trial areas of northern Italy
but the Italians had diSarmed
the Nazis at Vergato, where
there are large aircraft fac.
tories and had seized the
German planes. Germans
also were reported disarmed
at Aroma, according to Swiss
dispatches. (The London
radio reported the Italians
had seized Venice, Turin and
Florence and violent fighting
continued in the Haute
Savoie region and in Al
abania.)
minor Italian" Fight
The German communique &C.
knowledged fighting continued
against minor Italian" units but
claimed the Nazis had successfully
taken over almost everywhere in
the BalkinS, northern italy and
southern France as most italian
troops laid down their arms.
Resistance was overcome ener-
getically and in a short time -
where italian commanders previ-
ously informed Of Badaglio's treach-
cry had ordered their units to fight
German troops" the NaN commune
que said. "At several points, fight
ing with minor units is still In prog
ress. Many italian units have joined
the Germans to continue to fight the
enemy. One Italian naval forma-
ton which intended to Join the
enemy was intercepted by German
bomber and torpedo planes in the
western Mediterranean (off Spezia)
They sank one battleship and hit one
cruiser and one destroyer so heavily
these units can be assumed to have
been sunk"
Some Reports
The reports OF great events and
fighting sweeping through Italy only
40 hours after the nations uncondi-
tional surrender to the Allies took ef-
feet included:
/. Swiss reports that King Victor
Emmanuel had given up his throne
which he has held since 1900 In
favor Of Grown Prince Umberto
Rome broadcast q fiat denial Of
this report. Umberto's family wa
reported to have arrived In Switzer-
land last night.
2. A Bern dispatch said Badoglio
successor to Benito Mussolini, had
quit the premiership and that Field
Marshal Enrico Caviglia, 81, had
taken over the government. Rome s
broadcast version was that Badog-
Ito was away from Rome on mill
tary business and Caviglia had as
sumed command temporarily.
3. Swiss adviceS understood that
Italy, with 100000 trained and
armed men, had decided to join the
Allies against her former Axis
cohort after Rome was bombed dur
ing the early morning hours BY
planes believed to be German.
4. The Berlin radio described q
continuing assault on Italian war
ships which it alleged were raiding
Nazi ships between Corsica and Sar-
DINA but various reports indicated
some vessels already had reached
the Allies and were patrolling the
Gulf Of Genoa with British vessels.
British warshipS were said to have
entered the Italian laramie Naval
base.
5. A DNB German News agency
broadcast by Berlin said that Mus
solini would assume leadership of a
new italian Fascist government.
Authoritative sources In London
denied Mussolini had reached North
Africa.
GA Swiss radio broadcast heard
by exchange telegraph told Of a
large allied convoy headed for AL
bania through the Ionian Sea and
the Axis controlled Scandinavian
VIEWS hBcuCyp III uAhpAtch 1kusu
Zurich to Stockholm, said German
troops were advancing into Albania
fearing q landing through ITALIAN
held ports.
7. Rome radio asserted that
Caviglia had broken on negotiations
with the German commander In
Rome over removing Mani negotia-
tons with tine German commander
In Rome over removing Naxi troops
from the capital 10 the north.
Earlier Italian gtefani News agency
dispatches described q violent bar
rage on tho outEkiFta Of Rome and
it was thought possible German and
italian troops were locked In battle.
Berlin said the Italian feet from
gpeEia was operating between Corr
siea and sardinia In accordance
with Allied orders.
II the German broadcast report
ing the sinking % damaging 81 two
italian batileahlps. two cruisers and
3 destroyer n correct, u would mean
&kas a.. 80 EnA mn.aa1saa 49,