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US War Correspondent Sid Feder would report the Allied air power that halted the Axis offensive:

US War Correspondent Sid Feder would report the Allied air power that halted the Axis offensive:

''Strong Allied air and ground forces were thrown into battle today in an effort to halt the German assault on a six-mile front in the Serchio river valley, where American doughboys have been driven from the important road town of Barga in two days of fierce fighting. The Germans declared that the U.S. 92nd division had been knocked back "some kilometres", which evidently was aimed at the vital Allied supply port of Livorno (Leghorn) ... The Allied tactical air forces hurled the full fury of their bombs, cannon and machineguns against the attacking enemy, with well over 1,000 warplanes participating in the headlong strikes against troop concentrations, gun posts, occupied buildings and road junctions in the battle area. American Thunderbolt and Mustang fighters and Mitchell medium bombers were joined by British and South African Spitfires and Kittyhawks in the blistering assault. Many fires and explosions were seen around Barga and two towns in the immediate northwest, Castelnuovo and Gallicano.''

''Strong Allied air and ground forces were thrown into battle today in an effort to halt the German assault on a six-mile front in the Serchio river valley, where American doughboys have been driven from the important road town of Barga in two days of fierce fighting. The Germans declared that the U.S. 92nd division had been knocked back "some kilometres", which evidently was aimed at the vital Allied supply port of Livorno (Leghorn) ... The Allied tactical air forces hurled the full fury of their bombs, cannon and machineguns against the attacking enemy, with well over 1,000 warplanes participating in the headlong strikes against troop concentrations, gun posts, occupied buildings and road junctions in the battle area. American Thunderbolt and Mustang fighters and Mitchell medium bombers were joined by British and South African Spitfires and Kittyhawks in the blistering assault. Many fires and explosions were seen around Barga and two towns in the immediate northwest, Castelnuovo and Gallicano.'' <ref>[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1928&dat=19441229&id=iZ8gAAAAIBAJ&sjid=iWgFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1156,6521430&hl=enGERMANS GERMANS PUSH AHEAD ON WEST COAST OF ITALY]</ref>

Despite Allied air superiority, a number of Italian rifle companies and platoons advance 10 kilometres or more and reach the outskirts of the Spa Town of Bagni Di Lucca  and the ''Monte Rosa'' and reinforcements from the ''San Marco'' and ''Italia'' Divisions would successfully defend their forward positions in the Serchio Valley for several days, weeks or months.

Despite Allied air superiority, a number of Italian rifle companies and platoons advance 10 kilometres or more and reach the outskirts of the Spa Town of Bagni Di Lucca  and the ''Monte Rosa'' and reinforcements from the ''San Marco'' and ''Italia'' Divisions would successfully defend their forward positions in the Serchio Valley for several days, weeks or months.