2/9/1943. 9.= am. (Dutch time) Rob. Robinson
4000 Germans were trapped in Taganrog.
4 German divisions had varying losses.
Some 500 tanks and a same number
of guns were lost.
The advance unto the Northern Donets
Basin continues. 30 places round Stalino
were captured.
Progress is reported on other fronts further
North.
There is no further news about the
Russian breakthrough in the N. Ukraine
where the advance amounted to
from 4 to 6 miles.
In the Smolensk area the advance
is from 5 to 7 1/2 miles and the Russians
are now less than 50 miles from
Smolensk.
Boston's of the Lorraine squadron
escorted by Typhoons attacked marshalling
yards at Roosendaal.
Off the islands a seagoing barge was
attacked. No planes were lost
Mr & Mrs. Churchill arrived in Washington
yesterday and were met by Pres. Roosevelt.
Allied troops are closing in on
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