LONDON, Fob 19. (AP)—
Three waves of heavy and medium
German bombers last night gave London its fiercest raid since the costly 1940-41
attacks, and long after the thunderous anti-aircraft barrage had died away
fires still glowed red against the sky as search parties dug through wreckage
for victims. No immediate estimate of casualties was available, although they
apparently were high.
LONDON, Feb. 19. (INS)
— "Slight infiltrations"
of Allied troops in the Cassino area were admitted today by the
German-controlled Koine radio, which later claimed the holes in the Nazi lines
had been plugged.
A L L I E D HEADQUARTERS
IN NAPLES, Feb. 19. (UP)—
Marshal Albert Kesj selring's
heaviest attack yet against the month-old Nettuno beachhead forced American and
British armored forces back slightly below
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News Service -
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London Suffers
Heavy Attack
Three Waves of Nazi
Bombers Dump
Tons of Bombs,
Incendiaries on City.
LONDON, Fob 19. (AP)—
Three waves of heavy and medium
German bombers last night gave London its fiercest raid since the costly 1940-41
attacks, and long after the thunderous anti-aircraft barrage had died away
fires still glowed red against the sky as search parties dug through wreckage
for victims. No immediate estimate of casualties was available, although they
apparently were high.
Tons of high explosives and
thousands of firebombs showered down, lulling at least three churches, two hospitals,
a number of school buildings, a hotel, a large suburban st-tore, and many
apartments and rows of homes.
Guards said the barrage of anti aircraft
fire was the heaviest ever thrown at- enemy raiders.
Fighter planes rose to chase the
invaders At least two were shot
Allies
Yield,
Then
Launch
Tank
Attack
Grim
Battle Still
Raging—Storms
Ground
Air Cover
LONDON, Feb. 19. (INS)
— "Slight infiltrations"
of Allied troops in the Cassino area were admitted today by the
German-controlled Koine radio, which later claimed the holes in the Nazi lines
had been plugged.
A L L I E D HEADQUARTERS
IN NAPLES, Feb. 19. (UP)—
Marshal Albert Kesj selring's
heaviest attack yet against the month-old Nettuno beachhead forced American and
British armored forces back slightly below
Aprilia, but they counterattacked
in force and were reported "making progress" today.
As the battle of the beachhead mounted
to a new peak of Density the Allied Fifth army, newly reinforced by New Zealand
and Indian units shifted from the
British Eighth army front,
smashed forward in the Cassino sector.
The resurgent offensive on the
southern front smashed through the Cassino rail station half a mile south of
the almost completely encircled German stronghold
"and won two dominating heights.
Kesselring threw four full German
divisions, backed up by others in reserve, at the Anzio beachhead, and the
Allies were forced to give ground before the
tank and infantry attacks along
the Anzio-Rome road below Aprilia.
A Berlin communique said that in
fierce fighting below Rome the Germans "advanced their ring of
encirclement" up to two and a half miles south of Aprilia.)
The Rome radio said the Allies had
counter-attacked in the area of the Mussolini canal on the right wing of the
beachhead where the Germans were said to have made deep infiltrations earlier.
Planes
Grounded
Heavy rain again deprived the Allies
of their air support after planes of all types had given the Germans a record
pounding. Nevertheless the counter-attacking
Americans and British had absorbed
the initial impact of the supreme Nazi bid so far to throw them out of their
beachhead, and they were reported inflicting tremendous casualties on the enemy.
Nazis Claim
Rome Bombed
Charge
Papal Summer
Home
Also Raided
LONDON, Feb. • 10 (INS)—
An unsubstantiated claim that
Rome and the papal summer palace at Castel Gandolfo to the south were bombed by
Allied planes last night was broadcast today by the German- censored Koine
radio.
The announcer asserted that 200
casualties were caused in the flack on the Italian capital, in which many
buildings also allegedly were h i t .
Yanks
Battle
for
Outpost
of
Truk Base
Forces
Invade
Eniwetok—No
Details
on Truk
Attack
U. S. PACIFIC FLEET HEADQUARTERS,
Pearl Harbor, Feb. 19 (AP)—
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