World News Today

World News Today brought to you by continental radio and television cooperation, makers of Admiral Radio, America's Smart Set. By short-wave broadcast, direct from important overseas stations, as well as leading news centers of our own country, CBS correspondents are waiting to bring you a complete report from the world's political and battle fronts.

But first, here's Doug Edwards. The mighty, allied bombing attack against German-held Europe has raged on today, non-stop, The American planes following up yesterday's record raid with another pounding of Western Germany. From North African bases, other allied aircraft of struck fierce blows against the Germans in Greece and Crete.

On the Italian mainland, the Allied fifth and the British eighth armies are increasing pressure on the enemy. And in Russia, German troops along the Neeper Line have been thrown back beyond shelling range of the river at several points.

Now for further details on the fighting in the Mediterranean War zone, Admiral Radio takes you direct to our jeers. John Daly reporting. The German offensive on the eastern end of the Italian front was told.

Yesterday the British 8th Army advanced two miles above family as the German forces recently reinforced with the 16th Panzer Division and ordered to retake family retreated. At the same time other units of the 8th Army advancing from one and a half to four miles along a 50 mile front tattooed the pounds of Gullian Navy,

Larino, Collec Tarteau, Yambalessa and San Marco. In central Italy, the Fifth Army advancing up both sides of the Colore River, north-west of Benadento occupied Fumte. The rest of the Fifth Army line follows the south bank of the Colore and Volcano River for some 45 miles from Fumte to the shores of the Tyranian Sea.