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The Daily Alaska Empire
Juneau, Juneau County, Alaska
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US Mitchell bombers, escorted by Spitfires and Warhawks, raided Rommel's positions on the Tunisian front on March 14 to soften the Mareth Line for the British Eighth Army's advance, despite bad weather hampering other operations. Allied patrols are engaging Rommel's forces on the Medenine plains.
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AIR BOMBED
LONG FRONT
U. S. Airmen, Escorted by
Spitfires, Warhawks,
Soften Mareth Line
ALLIED
HEADQUARTERS
IN
NORTH AFRICA, March 15—U. S.
Mitchell bombers raided Rommel's
positions yesterday in continuation
of the aerial assault intended to
soften the Mareth line for the Brit-
ish Eighth Army's coming push, al-
though bad weather almost paral-
yzed the air war elsewhere on the
Tunisian front.
Spitfires and Warhawks of the
Western Air
Force escorted the
Mitchell bomber formations on the
missions of destruction and made
numerous
sweeps
independently
without interception.
Rommel still holds the ground
in a semi-circle before Montgom-
ery's forward elements on the Med-
enine plains but Allied patrols are
striking
at several points.
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Foreign News Details
Primary Location
Tunisian Front
Event Date
Yesterday, As Of March 15
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no interceptions reported; rommel holds ground in semi-circle before montgomery's elements but allied patrols striking at several points
Event Details
U.S. Mitchell bombers raided Rommel's positions in continuation of aerial assault to soften Mareth line for British Eighth Army's push. Escorted by Spitfires and Warhawks of Western Air Force, which made independent sweeps without interception. Bad weather paralyzed air war elsewhere on Tunisian front.