Bombers mount massive May raid arc toward Rome hub
Allied air forces launched daylight raids from Britain and the Mediterranean against Hamm Osnabrück Schwerte Soest and the Ploesti oil complex in Romania with about 3 500 aircraft. Thunderbolt and Lightning fighters claimed several German planes shot down as RAF and U S Eighth Ninth air forces fly thousands of sorties. May set records with 148 000 sorties and 896 enemy aircraft destroyed, while heavy losses totaled 287 American bombers and 153 fighters. Rome defense and German withdrawals underscore the campaign to control Italy’s northward routes.
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U.S. Not Likely To Be Represented At De Gaulle Parley
June 1 dispatch reports limited chance of a high American official attending Charles De Gaulle’s conference with Prime Minister Churchill unless President Roosevelt makes a London trip soon. British and American officials weigh Italy’s progress, Rome’s future leadership, and policy on Spain Turkey and neutral trade with the Axis.
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Rome
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Adjust Poultry Prices In State
Seasonal adjustment of live and dressed poultry prices has been announced by the economic Stabilization director to encourage storage during production periods for consumption in non-production periods. Rationing officials explained how to compute a local base price by applying a transportation factor to the New York base price, with examples for May and June 1944.
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Mackenzie Comment on Italian Retreat and Nazi Resistance
The article discusses Mackenzie’s view on the Italian retreat and the Nazis' likely intent to abandon Rome to save themselves. It notes his belief that Germans may not defend Rome due to self preservation rather than strategic advantage, reflecting on destruction and Nazi resolve.
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Italy
Rome
Propaganda caveat amid Rome war forecast
The passage notes Nazi propaganda claiming withdrawal to the forth of Rome while the Allied landing near Rome from Corsica is predicted as a possible turn in the war. If successful, such an invasion could cut Kesselring off from the north and threaten near annihilation of much of his force.
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Italy
Hitler
Dublin
Berlin
Corsica
Kesselring
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