Evening star., 1943-07-11
First Axis Resistance Overcome in Three Hours No Ships Reported Lost
Success of All Island Landings
Assured, Eisenhower Declares
Artillery and More Troops
Are Put Ashore; Enemy
CounterbIows Expected
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BULLETIN
LONDON Sunday The Agiers radio said early
today in broadcast recorded by the Associated Press
that German reinforcements reached Sicily short
time ago. and the announcer declared that their pres
ence can not be taken lightly
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ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN NORTH AFRICA, July
1The Allied forces invading Sicily landed along 100 miles
M the Islands Southeast coast overcame enemy resistance
IN three hours and 80 minutes later began advancing inland
under powerful aerial Gen Dwight D. Eisenhowers
headquarters announced tonight.
An Allied commupque officially pronounced the OPEN
Ing blow at the Axis outpost success
"a dispatch from holland Norgaard, Associated Press
correspondent at an Allied command post said the initial
landings made without the loss of any ships Neither
submarine nor aerial attacks encountered in the
push across the to Sicily)
Veteran military observers here eated at the but
warned Its early unlimited optimism" They said
the crucial tests still enemy
Enemy counterbow although reported
expected at any moment
Hitting precipitous southeastern coast the Allied troops
aiming northwad along
major ferry terminals linking Sicily with the Italian mainland
opposition had been countered and the success OF all land
ings already assured"
The mighty invasion armada first struck the
More Troops Being Landed
The warshps of United Nations stretching for miles
fred the first terrific blast against the Italian German fortress
by 73o am the communque sad our troops advanc
Ing artillery ashore.
Fighting continues and troops with their guns vehicles
states Navies."
MANY "splendidly equipped" American and British
Sicily the Rome tonight broadcast by NBc.
The Italian station declared that they landed
Allied statement the use of parachute troopso
returning the hundreds also aloft during the
the entire path Sicily cogged with Allied shipping
all kinds and declared that the enemy air appeared to be
attack the quick landing
OF motor vehicles and artillery suggested this strategy
the big ports of Syracuse Cantan and finally Messna The latter
only few miles from the Italian mainland across the Messna
Strait good 9Omeong coastal road runs between syracuse
n south Messna in the north.
Spearhead Would Seal Off Island.
spearhead along this would seal off Sicily from
italian mainland arsenas and make ripe for quicker conquest
"a Vchy the Allies had landed be-
tween Syracuse and Catana These two cities below Mes
about 40 miles apart on the eastern Sclan coast
vchy wasquoed by the Fighting French Brazza
Foreign Broadcastng Intelligence Service)
Axis broadcass that both the Italian and Ger
given only and confused picture of
the Allied operation.
The Rome urged Italians above ano anxiety" But
little of the fighting given except that the enemy has
very violent"
The Allied communique did resistance was
met but considerable number troops much
equipment already had been put ashore during the day.
said that at point the American troops who
ashore apparently did gunre He
seeing the Americans depoy ready for action After
brief pause they moved on ahead" he said.
(The landing effected without serious los said Ed
ward Giing representing the combined British press IN an
The news of the Allied gains came day of
which had shouded the outcome of this most delicate
operation leading the battle OF Europe Oner oHe
may be in the of1ng
Shock Troops Pave Way for Comrades
Under big guns the British and American navies
which the shock troops three
swarmed the for thousands their
comrades crouched in landing barges out to sea.
Tonghts communique said of the of the assault:
and landing places used for these first
assaults extended distance of 100 miles"
approxmsted about wohirds of the Southern Sican
coast but there official word on all the precise
said that the and western coasts had
been invaded.
Greek naval units aided the
the Mediterranean, herdng the invasion
shore the first line of defenses
with concentrated fire.
Allied planes patroed the beachheads and
still being used by the enemy Roads
throughout Sicily also battered by Amer
can and British armen.
Allied armen met only negligible opposition, was said
cfhcially..
This meant that Axis fighters and bombeamong the most
operation of this ypehad been kept
landing where heavy equipment
being unloaded
Forces in Sicily.
Italian to be Sicily including supply
service and headquarters troops
The have been steadily building up their ranks
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