11/9/1943. 9.= am. Frank Philips
The night has brought no outstanding development
in the Italian situation.
Yesterday evening President Roosevelt and
Mr. Churchill made a joint appeal to
the Italian people asking them to help drive
the Germans from Italian soil.
For the rest there is little news.
A fresh landing at Taranto which was
occupied by us has been reported.
Our warships are in the harbour.
The Germans say that off Sardinia they have
sunk a cruiser and a battleship off the Italian
navy which have left Spezia.
Rome is being controlled by the Germans
who say that Vatican City is protected
by them. Rommel is commander in
N. Italy. The Germans control Lombardy
but they have not occupied Milan
which however has been cut of.
The Russians made sweeping advances
yesterday. 300 places were occupied of
which 50 were named. Mariupol was
captured and a naval landing west of the
town carried out. The Germans have
lost the only railway line leading out of
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