26/8/1943 8.= am. (Dutch time) Fred Allen
Lord Louis Mountbatten has been appointed
Supreme Allied Commander in S. East
Asian Command. So far Lord Mountbatten
has been Chief of Combined Operations.
He is 43 years of age and second cousin of
the King.
The Russians are 80 miles west of Kharkiv
a place midway between Sumy and Poltava
has been captured.
Good progress is also reported in the direction of
Stalino.
Southwest of Voroshilovgrad German tank
forces were smashed.
Widespread raids were carried out on German
railway targets.
British and American bombers kept up
their attacks on airfields in France (Northern).
Dominion and Allied Spitfires covered
the bombers whereas Thunderbolts of which
two are missing swept France. All other
planes returned safely. Sunday 26/9 will be observed
as "Battle of Britain Sunday" from 16/9 onward.
Retail price for sugar will be increased by 1 d. per lb.
Stockholm reports two more strikes in Danish shell works.
Pres. Roosevelt left Ottawa for Washington
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