| Show Yank Fliers Down 40 Nazi Planes I lh Ih Pl Attack NAPLES April 6 UP jp- jp JP-Ameri- JP Ameri meri- American merican can heavy bombers and their fighter escorts shot d down wn more more than 40 O 0 enemy enemy planes dUr g Wednesdays Wednesday's Wednesdays Wednesday's Wednesdays Wednesday's Wed Wed- big raid on Rumania Rumania Rumania Ru Ru- mania Germanys Germany's main source o of oil allied headquarters headquarter announce announced Thursday y The main targets on this raid were rail yards choked with tank cars Bombs were showered over tracks rolling stock and adjacent adjacent adjacent adja adja- cent buildings causing many fires fires' and explosions an announcement said Adjacent oil refineries also were hit Smaller formations of Flying Fortresses Fortress s and Liberators attacked railways at Nis and Leskovac in Yugoslavia as the allies pursued a a. relentless campaign against German German German Ger Ger- man communications in the Balkans Balkans Bal Bal- kans hans in coordination with the Russian Russian Russian Rus Rus- sian land advance Cut Rail Lines While th the heavy bombers were thus occupied on dist distant nt targets mediums mediums' and fighter-bombers fighter continued continued continued con con- their intensive campaign against German communications in Italy It was announced that tha al all rail lines from northern Italy to the front area again have been cut and that the Germans have been unable to move through trains since March 28 Air Marshal Sir John C. C sor son deputy deput commander in chief chie of the Mediterranean allied air forces discussing the importance of the air campaign in the Balkans Balkans Balkans Bal Bal- kans said the oil fields were vital to the Germans on anything like a long term basis basis' The Germans could not possibly possibly possibly pos pos- sibly carry carryon on without them he said It was estimated that the oi oil oilfield field installations were 40 per cen cent destroyed in last summers summer's big raid on them by U. U S. S Liberators from the middle east but the Germans are said to have repaired most o of that damage Excellent Target t The freight yards at Bucharest attacked Tuesday offered the best bomber target In the world said since they too were choked with tank cars carrying oil from to the Danube for transfer to river barges In addition he said all the recent re recent recent re re- cent Balkan raids including those against Sofia and Budapest were seriously disrupting German communications communications com coin leading to the eastern castern front lie 5 NAPLES April 6 UP Vio UP-Vio- Vio Violent lent artillery duels have broken out on both flanks of the main Fifth army front in s southern Italy a said Thursday a as official reports revealed a sudden increase in German troop and supply supply supply sup sup- ply movements around Cassino Reich Minister Named NEW YORK April 6 UP The frI Th German radio reported that Herbert Herbert Her Her- bert Backe has been elevated by Hitler to the post of of food and agriculture Backe Back had been acting as minister since sinceR R R. Walther Dame Darre was given a leave of absence in May 1942 L c S t. t Loo |
