6/9/1943 9.= am. Dutch time Rich. Wessel.
No fresh development is reported from S. Italy.
40 miles of Italian beaches on the mainland
side of the Street of Messina are in our
hands. Prisoners we have taken have been
crying for bread. They had been living on fruits
and vegetables. Ration cards unused.
The Italian soldiers walked down the road
to our troops. The population accepted
the invasion as a matter of course.
AMGOT officials were with the first troops
landing.
On every front the Russians are pushing
on. Especially in the Donets Basin and
the Northern Ukraine valuable ground
was won. 300 places were taken and 7000
Germans killed. 5000 civilians which
were about to be driven for slave
labour were rescued. Places 17 miles
East of Stalino were captured as well
as Artemivsk 40 miles northeast of
Stalino. West and southwest of Kharkiv
the Russians also push forward
improving their positions. The advance
has been costly to the enemy and means
some 4 to 6 miles. 100 more places were
captured. On the Zsewsk [?] front the advance
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