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Nazis Gouged Out of Perugia As Allied Battering Ram Advances
Allied forces have driven German defenders from Perugia near Rome and pressed the retreating Nazi army across central Italy. Fifth Army and Eighth Army units advanced to new positions as French forces seized surrounding villages and American troops captured key high ground and road junctions. Allied air forces also damaged a large enemy aircraft carrier in Genoa harbor.
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Rome
Perugia
Italy
Florence
Cassino
Fifth Army
Belgium
Normandy
Europe
Eighth Army
Adriatic
Grottammare
Monte Pescali
Grosseto
Castel del Piano
Leggiano
Monticello
Chiusi
Cetona
Artilly
Thunderbolt
Tactical Air Force
Genoa
Regola