20 Jul 1943
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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jul 20, 1943
Page
1
Widespread reporting from Algiers to New York describes heavy air and ground fighting as Allied forces press toward Catania and Etna's slopes. Reports claim Axis positions weak, with U S and Canadian troops advancing, capturing Porto Ampele and several prisoners as bombings continue along the coast and inland fronts.
Allied and Axis forces clash across Sicily and southern Italy amid heavy air and naval bombardments. Reports describe the Eighth Army pressing through the plains of Catanta and nearby coast, while German and Italian defenses attempt to slow Allied advances. Royal Air Force and Allied bombers strike targets along the Calabrian coast as battles rage for control of key centers.
Naples suffered unprecedented destruction as Allied bombers hit the city in a massive daylight raid. Broadcasts from Algiers and Rome reported extensive damage, fires, and civilian casualties. Allied messages claimed precision strikes on military targets while German and Italian sources described widespread devastation and a strong defense.
Moscow dispatches report heavy German counterattacks around Orel as Soviet forces press a two pronged advance. Berlin says the southern front diversionary push is under way while Russia claims new gains near the Donets and a widening battle across hundreds of square miles.
A wartime dispatch reports eight Japanese ships destroyed or damaged in recent naval and air operations near Australia. The action trades blow with Liberator and Avengers bombers, heavy fighter cover, and multiple surface engagements. Allied forces claim successes against dawn to midday enemy positions, with several ships sunk or damaged and Japanese air activity suppressed near Munda and Lae.
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