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Blood River Olive Ridge Fights In Italy Front
Diary style dispatch from Daniel De Luce reports heavy guns along the Sangro River as Eighth Army advances through mud and rain on a ridge overlooking Montgomery's front. Allied troops probe German defenses at Blood River while noting small casualties and local Italian support and a hospital stay mentioned by a returning soldier Eddie.
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Daniel DE Luce
Eighth Army
Italy
Sangro
Adria
Bernard L. Montgomery
Eighth
Blood River
Fieume Sangra