Italy invaded by the eighth army and Italy surrenders
Title
Italy invaded by the eighth army and Italy surrenders
Description
Article headlines: Italy invaded by the eighth army, British and Canadians land in Calabria, strong support from navy and air forces, Brenner pass line cut. Cutting headlines: Italy surrenders, complete submission to allies. immediate end to hostilities, Badaglio orders resistance to the Germans, military and economic terms.
Date
1943-09-04
1943-09-09
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Two newspaper cuttings mounted on a scrapbook page
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SValentineJRM1251404v10078
Transcription
SEPTEMBER 4 1943
ITALY INVADED BY THE EIGHTH ARMY
BRITISH AND CANADIANS LAND IN CALABRIA
STRONG SUPPORT FROM NAVY AND AIR FORCES
BRENNER PASS LINE CUT
British and Canadian troops of the Eighth Army have landed on the mainland of Italy in Calabria. The enemy refers to the landing as being on a large scale, and also reports the presence of British tanks.
The assault was escorted and supported by warships of the Royal Navy and by the allied air forces.
Heavy air attacks have been made on enemy communications, and at Bolzano the railway bridge carrying the line from the Brenner Pass has been hit and broken. Trento and Bologna were among other places which were attacked in strength.
SEPTEMBER 9 1943
ITALY SURRENDERS
COMPLETE SUBMISSION TO THE ALLIES
IMMEDIATE END OF HOSTILITIES
BADOGLIO ORDERS RESISTANCE TO THE GERMANS
MILITARY AND ECONOMIC TERMS
ITALY INVADED BY THE EIGHTH ARMY
BRITISH AND CANADIANS LAND IN CALABRIA
STRONG SUPPORT FROM NAVY AND AIR FORCES
BRENNER PASS LINE CUT
British and Canadian troops of the Eighth Army have landed on the mainland of Italy in Calabria. The enemy refers to the landing as being on a large scale, and also reports the presence of British tanks.
The assault was escorted and supported by warships of the Royal Navy and by the allied air forces.
Heavy air attacks have been made on enemy communications, and at Bolzano the railway bridge carrying the line from the Brenner Pass has been hit and broken. Trento and Bologna were among other places which were attacked in strength.
SEPTEMBER 9 1943
ITALY SURRENDERS
COMPLETE SUBMISSION TO THE ALLIES
IMMEDIATE END OF HOSTILITIES
BADOGLIO ORDERS RESISTANCE TO THE GERMANS
MILITARY AND ECONOMIC TERMS
Citation
“Italy invaded by the eighth army and Italy surrenders,” IBCC Digital Archive, accessed December 13, 2024, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collections/document/22060.
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