25/8/1943 2.= am. (Dutch time) Frank Philips
Bomber Command Mosquitoes were over Berlin
last night. Mines were laid in enemy waters.
Not one of our planes is missing.
More blows are reported against Italian
targets in Southern Italy which were attacked
by our fighter bombers yesterday. Last night steel-
works south of Naples were bombed. 4 aircraft
are missing.
Beaufighters of Middle East Command attacked
shipping off the West coast of Greece.
From Russia further progress is reported.
South of Izyum and southwest of Voroshilovgrad
from where also fierce fighting is reported.
The Russians are now only 30 miles from
Stalino. Allied progress is also reported from the South
West Pacific. President Roosevelt spoke to journalists
at the end of the Quebec conference. Maisky on the
way to Moscow broke his journey off at Cairo.
Wewak in New Guinea was raided again by some
100 of our Liberators and Lightnings. 1 Zero fighter
was shot down. Our ground troops in New Guinea
have advanced further. In the Solomons the Japanese
tried to attack our newly won position from the air.
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