10/9/1943. 9.= am. Dutch time. Frank Philips.
More German troops have arrived in Northern
Italy. More clashes between Germans
and Italians in the big northern cities
have been reported.
Nothing fresh has been reported about
progress in the Naples area and further
South.
At 10 o'clock last night unidentified
aircraft have dropped bombs on Rome.
Bakhmach well to the south of the Donets
Basin has been occupied.
Yesterday 2500 sorties were made by our
planes as a conclusion to the exercises
in the Channel.
In the Naples area our troops are
making satisfactory progress.
Also the infantry and commando troops
further South have linked up with the
British and Canadian forces of the 8th
Army. There are neutral rumours
about further landings. Germany is
spreading abuses about Italian
Generals, and speaking about antediluvian
Italian officers and sabotage
against German communication
lines which can only have been done
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