World War II Diaries - The Complete War Report Season 1 Episode 55 1944 March

Allied commanders estimate that German troops need an average of four thousand tons of supplies daily to supply the forces. Their goal is to cut off the supply lines to the rearguard. General Alexander increases the number of U.S. aircraft involved in Operation Strangle, aimed at railway hubs, bridges, roads and supply stores in a broad sweep of the Italian peninsula.