European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 6, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse Elthes 1 .11 Iff newspaper if in. Anaeta Northern Ireland edition vol. 1. No. 155. Tripes 1? fat the Europe theater of operation v new York , Northern Ireland. Tuesday june 1944. Allies Chase nazis across River tiber in Italy Advance King transfers Royal Powers to Crown Prince Umberto the vict Noua Allied armies pursued use beaten remnant of the wehrmacht Croaa the River tiber and up the Mam highways to the North yesterday after completing the occupation of Rome. Some 500 heavy bombers joined lighter planes in smashing the enemy s escape routes and communication lines North of the capital. A Reuter correspondent reported that the nazis jammed convoys Are paying a fearful Price so or 60 Miles North of Rome the germans fled so fast that the Allied ground forces apparently could not keep in Contact with them and no important flight log was reported during the Day. They could not outdistanced the Allied air Force however and the planes destroyed 1.200 enemy vehicles on roads to the North. In accordance with the pro Clema lion he issued last april King Victor Emmanuel of Italy yesterday aimed Over his Royal Powers to the Crown Prince Umberto who will take Over folic As lieutenant general of the realm. It was slated that King Victor bad not abdicated meanwhile Gen. Hums of the Allied military government announced that a preliminary inspection at the City indicated that Rome generally speaking la in excellent Condi Tina. There is no damage apart from that to water Mains and the Telephone Ajr Tom but Quot this May be repaired in a the. Germane fled treat Rome without offering any serious read Atanov a Only a few rearguard actions and sniper nests met the fifth army forces which occupied the City end thus the cultural and religious monuments and the historic buildings themselves were spared. In the absence of a comprehensive statement from a hied Headquarters a troops of the fifth army occupied Rome cat the night of june 4. Leading elements have passed through the City end axe now Aero a the tiber at Tome places a was All the communique had to say. The Best account of the military situation was contained in a statement issued by i. Gen Mark w. Clark commander of tha fifth army in Roma. Quot it is a great Day for the fifth army. Clerk said. According to Maples radio. Quot a have destroy and parts of two German Arnica tha 10th and the 14 the. And i doubt of tha Lith is any larger Apabla of fighting. A have taken 50.000 prisoners wrecked the Carman armies and have textured and de strayed untold Quantrieu of enemy halite equipment in the same statement. Clark was quoted Tor a Columbia broadcasting system reporter As saying we Are 1 Well across the tiber. We have almost no Contact with the germans at the moment. A do not know How Many germane Are trapped in the coastal area probably a a Hundred. Clark told Roma civic represents Uvea a was pleased with the Condi Tina of the City both regarding the Public utilities and the City a Dean appearance. Hie statement paid tribute to the face Awaad an fax a i luncheon for Johnston Moscow f a it a a formal lure chemo to Honor of Eric Johns Loo president of tha or. Chamber of Commerce waa Given last week by m. Mikoyan. Comm tsar for foreign Trade. U s am. Heni Ilar a Verm Harriman output exceeded goal by 2 pet in May heavy bombers a most we Ever cot in a month web chief reports Washington aircraft production in May totalled i.9c3 planes. 3 per cent better the a the goal set Tor the month. Charles t Wilson. Web Vic chairman. Disclosed yesterday asserting at the same tune that heavy bomber output was a a the most we Ever go in a month every bomber Plant met or exceeded its schedule. Wilson said announcing that heavy bomber output for several months has been substantially greater than the four engined Craft produced m january. B23 in per f or irenes were included in the total he said the May output of 1.903 i a ties compared with the March Peak of 1.111 planes. Nevertheless. Wilson said a terms of air Frame weight a new High was reached last month with a total of 104.000.000 pounds Wilson disclosed that three pants would soon cease production of liberators to concentrate on other work allies land in France supreme Headquarters Allied expeditionary Force announced this morning that Allied naval forces supported by Allied air forces began Landing Allied armies this morning on the Northern coast of Biak drive for 3 airfields after being hailed for 1-re Days. American forces on beak Island m the Schouten group have launched a new drive for its three vital Jap airfields. Gen. Douglas Macarthur a communique announced yesterday two columns were reported advancing slowly along the coast toward Lokmer Airfield nearest of the objectives. The pathway Hao been cleared of Jap and t Crews who previously dominated the j area by of Trig Down from Ngea Over t looking the area. In far Flung air Battles Over Biak and Babo. M dutch new Guinea and Truk. Americana shot Down 20 enemy meantime unescorted liberators struck anew on Truk dropping in tone of bombs on Dubioso Island. Foe the fifth Day american Navy places battered toe Kurdes Friday. The official communique states a a under the command of general Eisenhower Allied naval Force supported by Strong air Force began Landing Allied armies this morning on the Northern coast of the communique a issued by supreme headquarter Allied expeditionary Force and was marked communique no. 1. Gen. Eisenhower order to the troops stated a you Are about to embark upon the great crusade unc Ards which we have striven these Many months. The eyes of the world Are upon before the assaulting troop embarked each Man a handed a copy of the order of the Day from Gen. Eisenhower. Paratroops dropped Genoa overseas new Agency sail Oita morning that the a Long expecte4 i vision of Wester Europe Quot appears to have fwu. A Early Thi worming numerous Landing Era it and Light warships were observed in the area Between the month of the Seine and the Eastern roast of Normandy. At the aame time Para troops were dropped front numerous aircraft on the norther lip of the Normandy Peninsula a the report added. A la Havre being shelled the Annos Cement also stated that the Harbor of be Havre was being exposed to a texts bom hard men l later another German news Agency reported that a cd Day ban dawned the invasion has begun a but added that a it remains to be seen whether this land tag attempt Marks the beginning of the great invasion a it is quite the announcement Eoo laced. A that the enemy is plan diag a feint or else a holding attack a order to deceive the German High command to cause premature German troop movements. Normandy the key to Paris lies along the european Channel coastline opposite Britain s South coast ports. Its importance part from in Peru and relative nearness to the British coast lies is its network of come Aai cations which for the most part converge on . Libs hit Calais Boulogne blows come after . Heavies first triple Mission in a Day american heavy bomber for Tea fourth consecutive Day concentrated yesterday on France Channel coast blasting German installations is Boulogne and Calais areas. The heavies striking at the a Tinnent s so called invasion coast for the sixth time in four Days flew but Only hours after a history making Force of forts and Liberator late sunday had completed m��4r third Mission a one Gay up to 250 b7� and Bill escorts so Plu v�?~5t-Efhu,.alr Foros p47 it 1 dry Ppd an eat. Seuss amp a the new americas blow raised Theja a Page dropped of the stretch Elk a Ype Ritter to eng Tond since late Friday to around 15.000 ions Eadie targets kit Agate a the in upped up assault on to a a Al targets swelled to Savage pro in Ratt second tactical air fore foe the second time in no or do a installation save Ore to Novasio. Bool Leisg the Toul number of sorties fast Atlantic Wall since j1 to near t.000. A Small Date Nisi Biow a a a a a a a hv�r2�?oilvh� 5h, medium bom. Hir it a Eben of the did Fri cooped Down to dive bomb flak batteries guarding the to Clives of the b26s another Usk ninth Thunderbolt fighter i Ond the went a a Bridges intersections locomotives and other railway targets m Coo fans. Visors Meziere and a Suvan in Northern France and i1? f am either objectives m Northern France we factories St conf ans and Juziefa and 1 Ziuni Tot
