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The Fourth Italian Army has maintained a superb defensive for

over a week in the hills between the Brenta and the Piave. In face of the enemy's superior numbers and overwhelming artillery, it has had to yield ground, on the salient north of Monte Grappa and in the hills immediately above the Brenta Valley. But the Italians by their magnificent resistance and their repeated counter- attacks have made the enemy pay very heavily for his gains. They are fighting a second battle of Verdun, with the same determination SS their French Allies showed. The snow is now falling in the hills and impeding the enemy's movements. With British and French support, especially in heavy guns, the Italians should be able to hold this critical part of their northern front.

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