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A STEPPING STONE TO SICILY VICTORY—8TH ARMY MEN ARESTORMING RAILWAY STRONGPOINT8th Army men storm a Sicilian railway station, which had offered fierce resistance while toeing' used as- a strongpoint toy retreating enemy forces in Sicily. The Allied soldiers advanced from a dis-used railway cutting taking advantage of cover offered by a water tower and railway trucks. After prolonged resistance infantry fire silenced the enemy, and the railway station was rushed and taken. The action is an example i of the way seasoned desert fighters adapted themselves to the new battle technique necessary on their new terrain, olbtaining 'possession of “Italy’s Malta” in the space of 39 days.Picture shows: 8th Army men making a bayonet charg*e up the line
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Orono Weekly Times
Orono, Ontario, CA
Thu, Jan 06, 1944
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