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been refused. This means that the city
must face the consequences. Aachen is
of the size of Wellington, Capetown or
Quebec, with a peacetime population
of 160.000. To the north of the town the
American spearhead gained still
more ground and 3 more places were
captured. To the South the road leading
from Aachen to Cologne was cut.
U.K. and Canadian troops improved
their bridgehead behind the enemy
lines across the Scheldt inlet. On the
Northern bank of the Scheldt the bottleneck
has been cut. Beyond Nancy gains
were made. Last night Mosquitoes
attacked Cologne and other targets
in Western Germany without loss.
North of the port of Memel the Russians
have broken through to the Baltic
coast. Russian planes are attacking
Riga. Soviet troops are within 20
miles of Tilsit and correspondents
report that our Allies are already
shelling the place. Fierce battles are being
fought in the suburbs of Debrecen, the
3rd Hungarian city.
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