5/6/1944 6.= pm. Jos. Macleod
Allied vanguards are through Rome and have
crossed the Tiber.
The battle has already swept beyond Rome
which which was occupied by troops of the 5th Army
last night. Beachhead troops through the
city are advancing in the seaside resorts of
Ostia. We control the Alban hills and highways
5, 6 and 7 are in our hands. Since the offensive
began 20 days ago we took 25000 prisoners.
Our aircraft strafed enemy traffic on
highways 1 to 4 beyond the capital leading
to the north and west of Rome. Military
objectives in Yugoslavia as well as targets
on the Adriatic coast were also attacked,
also transports in Northern Italy and on
the French Italian border. 2000 flights were
made. 11 of our planes are missing
and two enemy planes were destroyed.
General Mark Clark was in Rome a few
hours after our troops entered it. He
said that we destroyed parts of 2 German
armies. The essential services in Rome
are still working. The population including
some 500000 refugees exceeds 2000000.
The electricity for Rome comes from
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