A Nazi bridge is put out of commission. Black smoke engulfs a railway bridge on the line from Florence to Rome after it was straddled by bombs. For two months Allied bombers pounded German railroad installations forcing the enemy to depend increasingly upon cargo vessels and motor vehicles for transportation

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A Nazi bridge is put out of commission. Black smoke engulfs a railway bridge on the line from Florence to Rome after it was straddled by bombs. For two months Allied bombers pounded German railroad installations forcing the enemy to depend increasingly upon cargo vessels and motor vehicles for transportation

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