22/9 My 1st baby born. Too busy to
listen.
23/9.1943 9.= am. dt. Maurice Shillington
Premier Stalin has issued an order of the
day on the occasion of the capture of
Demidov. 40 miles N.W of Smolensk
Demidov was captured in storm in two
day's fighting. 12 counterattacks the
Germans made were repulsed.
8000 Germans were killed. The last
usable part of the Kuban bridgehead
and 3 town have been captured.
At 5 points the Russians are only a few
miles away from the Dnjepr.
They [are] 8 miles from Zaporizja and the same
distance from Dnipropetrovsk.
N.E. of Kiev the Russians are 20 miles away
from the city and North Western side 30
miles away.
The advances varied to from 6 1/2 to 9 miles.
Near Gomel the Germans were pushed
15 miles away. In the Mediterranean
the 5th Army is still advancing from
Salerno and fighting is hard.
The 8th Army has captured Potenza
Yugoslav patriots have extended their
hold on the Dalmatian coast.
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