8/9/1943. 2.= pm Dutch time
8th Army troops have reached a river 5 miles
east of Palmi. Bova Marina was also
occupied. No encounters are taking place with
Axis rearguard.
A Dane who is said to have blown up a locomotive
has been shot for sabotage.
The Germans say they have evacuated Stalino.
The German losses in Russia as given this
morning comprise killed alone 420.000.
The war material destroyed includes
8400 tanks, 5000 guns, 28000 motor vehicles
wrecked.
Fighter Command Mosquitoes were over
airfields and railway targets in France and
Belgium last night.
Light naval craft in the Channel has
been attacked as well and one E-boat
was sunk. Not one of our planes is
missing. The pastoral letter was read on the
29th August and signed by 3 cardinals
and also a number of bishops. On an offensive
patrol of the French coast this morning our
light naval craft encountered 3 patrol boats
and 2 armed trawlers. 1 patrol boat was
torpedoed and sank. A trawler was seen
sinking. All our craft returned to harbour
without casualties or damage.
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