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Henderson Daily Dispatch
Henderson, Vance County, North Carolina
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During the recent Corsica campaign, 85,000 Italian troops defected, allowing 20,000 Nazi troops to escape due to failure to hold bridges. Correspondent Wes Gallagher confirmed this with officers and Italians. Gen. Charles de Gaulle addressed cheering Corsicans in Ajaccio, promising France's liberation with Corsica under the cross of Lorraine after touring the island.
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Ajaccio, Corsica, Oct. 9—(AP)— Escape of 20,000 Nazi troops from Corsica during the recent campaign resulted from the defection of 85,000 Italian troops fully equipped with tanks and guns who failed to hold vital bridges against a few German patrols.
That is the conclusion reached after correspondent Wes Gallagher arrived after reviewing the campaign with American and French officers who took part in the fight.
It was not dissipated by conversations with the Italians themselves.
The Corsicans were told yesterday by Gen. Charles DeGaulle that France would be freed with Corsica and that "all must give way to the cross of Lorraine."
Standing in the center of the Bona- part memorial and newly named "DeGaulle Square." the French leader received the enthusiastic cheers of the Corsican population after a rapid two-day tour of the island.
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Corsica
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Oct. 9
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escape of 20,000 nazi troops from corsica
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Escape of 20,000 Nazi troops from Corsica during the recent campaign resulted from the defection of 85,000 Italian troops fully equipped with tanks and guns who failed to hold vital bridges against a few German patrols. Conclusion reached after correspondent Wes Gallagher reviewed the campaign with American and French officers. Not dissipated by conversations with the Italians themselves. The Corsicans were told yesterday by Gen. Charles DeGaulle that France would be freed with Corsica and that all must give way to the cross of Lorraine. Standing in the center of the Bonaparte memorial and newly named DeGaulle Square, the French leader received the enthusiastic cheers of the Corsican population after a rapid two-day tour of the island.