Open City Myth Shrouds Italian Hub in Arts Lure
Fragmentary draft recalls Italy as a major art and cultural center with galleries and museums featuring Botticelli and Benini. Mentions Arnal design and large pillars. Describes claims of "open city" status and German flyers noting freight yards used as in Rome.
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Rome storage firm hid enemy valuables under Nazi noses
Arthur Bolliger and sons ran warehouse networks in Rome aiding Allied friends and protecting assets for clients from war nations. They moved wheelless treasures to two warehouses near Vatican and a monastery, helping Jews and shielding art and valuables as Allied forces advanced.
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Tay Dave
Edward Wasnade
Hilden
Alan Gstier
Ed Kannedy
French-Based P-4's Fight Through French Airspace
In France the USAAF reports air combat differs from Africa with trees along roads complicating strafing. P-47s prove tough, enduring damage while enemy tanks and hidden anti aircraft fire challenge pilots. Ground advances hinge on air support as crews chase ferry planes and support troops moving by road and through woods.
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France
Luftwaffe
Fisk
Africa
Ron
Jerry
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