Evening star., 1944-07-17

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lashed out again with equal fury and
retook the lost ground.
| German tanks which had been
withdrawn from active fighting in
many sectors recently were thrown
| back into this battle.
The Nazis also used tanks against
the Doughboys on the slopes of
Monte Maggiore, but failed to halt
the conquest Of that high ground
from which Livorno's port is in
easy gun range.
Deep inland Lorenzana. II miles
from the coast, fell TO other 5th
Army troops who pushed on within
a half mile of Crispina. which is
II miles east and little north of
Livorno. Usigliano, IA miles due
east of Livorno, was taken. 1t was
found heavily mined and BOBBY
trapped.
On the 9th Army front. German
defense difficulties grew and losses
mounted with the British capture
Of the key communications center of
Arezzo.
Charging on from this historic
provincial capital, of $1,000 popula-
ton, the British famed out north
and Wesv of AreZzo on the heels of
the enemy retreating toward the
Gothic Line.
BY yesterday afternoon 1t. Gen.
Sir Oliver Leese's forward elements
were 3 miles north and west of the
town, but were meeting some~opposi-
ton.
1t was reported that italian pa
triots cooperating with the 9th
Army had captured an enemy gun
battery two miles north of Arezzo.
| Very extensive enemy mine fields
were encountered by 5th Army
troops, who captured Monte Foseoli
and by-passed the town of Tojano,
four miles east of Campannoli
At the same time the 9th Army
advanced on broad front on either
side of Arezzo Civitella, eight miles
west southwest of Arezzo, was CAP
tured, along with the villages of
Badia Agnano. Ambra and Vicio-
maggie.
To the east of Arezzo the 9th
Army took Lippiano, II miles away.
At Pietralunga. % miles east of
Arezzo, British armored cars forced
an enemy withdrawal.
The Germans now have estab-
llshed an organized line of resistance
three to four miles south of the
Arno River and artillery fire, which
was lighter during the previous "a
hours. came again to their support =
an official spokesman said of the sit
uation on the 5th Army front. He
added:
The heaviest artillery fire, some
OF 1t ITO millimeter. fell right in the
sector. and sniper fire was en-
countered in all areas.
Allied Planes Attack Transport,
Evidence of the enemys growing
manpower shortage was afforded by
the capture of prisoner from the
9Th Panzer Grenadier Regiment who
was found to have badly deformed
right arm. The prisoner said that
he and others formerly considered
unfit for front line duty were re-
classified last February and sent to
the front"
The enemy's difficulty in supplying
the battlefront and strengthening
the Gothic Line increased as Ameri-
can medium and light bombers con-
tinued the methodical destruction of
road and rail communications in the
Po Valley.
Between $50 and 500 United States
18th Air Force heavy bombers raided
an enemy airdrome and other mill
tary targets in the Vienna area yes
terday. The heavy bombers spent
nearly an hour over the target and
saw smoke billowing $1,000 feet
above Vienna's industrial district.
Over 100 enemy planes challenged
the big bombers and A were
destroyed. The Allies lost IS bomb
ers and f1ve other planes. Raj
bombers last night blasted an oil re-
finery Ut Smederevo near Belgrade.