13/9/1943. 9.= am. dt. Maurice Shillington
The Germans say they have liberated Mussolini
but they do not say when and where.
The enterprise of the liberation is said to have
been carried out by armed SS, parachute-
troops and special forces.
There is no news about the military situation
in Italy since yesterday noon.
Brindisi has been occupied and progress
is being made in the toe of Italy as well as
near Salerno.
The King sent a message to Admiral
Cunningham in connection with the
arrival of the Italian fleet at Malta.
The Russians captured 250 more places
of which 50 were named.
S.W. of Kharkiv German resistance is
still strong. The Russians are 30 miles
from Roslavl in the line Bryansk - Smolensk.
Australian and American troops
in New Guinea have captured the airfield
at Salamana.
2.= pm. dt.
Our bridgehead at Tarente is being
enlarged and our forces are being
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