6 1944 Stars Stripes newspapers w CAPTURE of ROME Italy
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Please visit our EBAY STORE at the link directly below for HUNDREDS of HISTORICAL NEWSPAPERS on sale or at auction: /Steve-Goldman-HISTORICAL-NEWSPAPERS_W0QQsspagenameZL2222QQtZkm SEE PHOTO----- Six (6) COMPLETE ORIGINAL American WW II era Armed Forces newspapers, the Stars and Stripes dated May 31; June 1, 2, 3, 5, and 6, 1944. These are the Stars and Stripes editions that were printed in London, ENGLAND. These issues have day by day coverage of the ALLIED CAPTURE of ROME, Italy from the German occupation forces. It took four major offensives between January and May 1944 before the German line was eventually broken by a combined assault of the Fifth and Eighth Armies (including British, US, French, Polish, and Canadian Corps) concentrated along a twenty mile front between Monte Cassino and the western seaboard. At the same time the forces at Anzio broke out of their beachhead but an opportunity to cut off and destroy a large part of the German Tenth Army retreating from the Gustav Line was lost when, on the brink of success, the Anzio forces changed their direction of attack to move parallel with the coast to capture Rome. Rome was declared an open city by the German Army and the US forces took possession on 4 June 1944. Stars and Stripes is the newspaper published for the United States Armed Forces overseas. It is available
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