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FDR: “We still have to drive the Germans out of Italy as we have driven them out of Tunisia and Sicily; we must drive them out…”

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We still have to drive the Germans out of Italy as we have driven them out of Tunisia and Sicily; we must drive them out of France and all other captive countries; and we must strike them on their own soil from all directions.
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FDR
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Roosevelt emphasizes the ongoing struggle to drive out German forces from occupied territories.

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