27.9.1943. 9.= am. Stuart Hibberd
The Russians are making good progress beyond
Smolensk and Roslavl.
The Dnjepr has been reached at many points
in its bend.
On 7 front particularly the Russians
swept on capturing 800 villages.
In the direction of Vitebsk the advance
amounted to 7 miles. Chotinsk [?] has
been occupied. 19 transport barges were
sunk and 10 enemy planes shot down
by the Black Sea air force.
Over Bougainville 9 out of about 60
Japanese fighters were destroyed.
Nothing fresh is reported from Italy.
2.= pm.
North African communique reports
that a place 20 miles from Foggia
has been occupied and the river
Ofanto crossed. Advances have also
been made in the Central Sector
and the 5th Army has pushed on
towards Naples.
Last night our Mosquitoes attacked
targets in the Rhineland and this
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