31/8/1943 8.= and 9.= am. Dutch time Frederick Allen
Our bombers were out over Germany last
night. American heavy and light bombers and
RAF.-bombers were over France last night
attacking railway targets. One bomber and
one fighter is missing. The attacks were
covered by Allied, Dominion and RAF.
Spitfires. One ME. 110 was destroyed
by our Typhoons.
The Russians announced a great surge
forward on a broad front following the
capture of Taganrog which place is surrounded
and where the remaining Germans are
being wiped out. The whole of Rostov province
is now cleared. The Russians are 30 miles
along the coast from Taganrog and nearly
halfway there to Marioepol.
In this attack the Russians have struck
south from the Kalmioes river, capturing some
150 places and villages on a 40 mile broad
front. The Northern wing is 26 miles
short of Stalino where a railway centre
has been captured.
South and west of Kharkiv the Russians are
still gaining ground notwithstanding
the Germans are counterattacking
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