The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-09-10
Naval Forces Help
Troops Pull Coup
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area Al npito Of strong German OPP
nntitlnn,R General Dwight d. Eisen-
NowerB communique said. mines
Or the beaches had to be cleared by
mine sweepers.
There were no details Of the Ger
man counter attacks, but authori-
ties said they famed. The identity Of
one Of the German units was re-
vcaled as the 18th Panzer division,
A spokesman disclosed that the
landings, heretofore specified only
as occurring In the Naples area,
actually took place in the Gulf Of
Snlerno, which stretches 20 to 30
miles along the Italian west coast
Of Naples.
Progress Of all invasion forces In
italy was reported satisfactory and
abreast Of schedule.
The Northwest African Air Forces
rave close support and protection to
an ground operations. American
Flying FortreSses blasted bridges at
Capua and Cancello, north Of Ma
pies, while Mitchell medium bomb
era attacked Potenza, west OF Ma
pies. Canadian Wellingtons attack
cd railroads at Grosseto. o5 miles
northwest Of Rome.
The German air force mustered
considerable strength around Sa-
ierno. Focke- Wulf- 190's were sent to
bomb the beaches and some got
through but one enemy plane was
destroyed by Allied fighters.
Allied light and medium bombers
supporting the British Eighth Army
bombed and strafed trucks and
troops from low level. A total Of 95
enemy trucks were destroyed and
1873 damaged. Because Of continuous
attacks on italian transport the
Germans have been forced to rely
largely on motor vehicles in their
movements.
Allied pilots reported that not
more than 40 German planes were
encountered all day yesterday. Only
few enemy pilots stayed to fight
and II planes were shot down.
Stan Sergeant Joseph T. Covilel-
10. Of Boston, bomber crewman,
reported that the entire town of
Avellino, west Of Naples, appeared
to be in flames and said that ION
the trip home we could see Salerno
was burning.
"a Berlin broadcast said German
bomberS sank an Italian battleship
and cruiser and severely damaged
another battleship and q cruiser yes
terday in a continuing attack on a
naval formation that escaped from
Spezia. and was raiding Nazi ships
between Corsica and Sardinia in
compliance with Allied orders)
Air Raid Alarm
An air raid alarm was sounded in
Rome, the Rome Radio said, fol-
lowing violent barrage in the city'S
outskirts)
(Gorman forces already have
seized Genoa, Verona and Brescia in
northern Italy and are battling the
Italians for possession of Bologna,
q Swedish dispatch reported. Swiss
advices indicated that italy soon
may declare war on Germany
British and American supplies
and achievements were reported
pouring ashore in a ceaseless stream
from landing craft that one recon-
ilaissance pilot said filled 1000
square miles Of the Tyrrhenian Sea.
Naval forces were under the COM
rnand Of Vice Admiral Henry Hew-
1T of the U. s. Navy.
Vetotene Island, one of the Ponza
group, Is q crater relic only one and
three quarter mile long and half
mile wide with a village and fort
on It's easern extremity. Allied
troops pushed ashore early yester-
day while the main forces we're
landing on the italian mainland
south Of Naples and the Italian gar
rison surrendered, the communi-
que said.
British 9Th Army
Nearly 200 miles to the south, the
British Eighth Army virtually COM
pleted It's occupation of the Italian
toe with the capture of Pizzo at the
southern end Of the Gulf of Eufe-
mia and Monasterace on the oppo-