5/6/1944 9.= am. dictation speed
After heavy fighting on the outskirts of Rome
5th Army troops were last night pressing on
into the centre of the town against only a
token resistance. The final advance
started at dawn yesterday. By dusk the
resistance of German rearguards and
snipers in the outskirts had become
sporadic. Beyond Rome Allied fighter bombers
were smashing at the enemy's main
forces moving northward along the high
road. At least 600 enemy vehicles were
wrecked or damaged. Royal Air Force bombers
from Britain were over German occupied
territory again last night. Yesterday there
was another massive daylight offensive
across the Channel in which many types
of British and American aircraft went
for transport centres in France as well as
the enemy radio chain along the French
coast. There was little opposition. One
German fighter was shot down. American
losses were 4 bombers and 3 fighters. From
the South more than 500 heavy bombers
struck at railways running into Italy from
France. In the South West Pacific the American
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