1/10/1943. 9. am. Maurice Shillington
The latest Russian communique
which is one of the shortest for a long
time reports more progress on the
Gomel, Mogilev and Vitebsk fronts.
In the Gomel area 70 places were
taken and the advance amounts
to some 7 1/2 to 12 1/2 miles which is
also the case on the Mogilev front.
Both sides reported bad weather.
From Italy there is nothing new
about fighting there. The 5th Army is
still pouring into the plain of
Naples. Our troops are 12 miles away
from the city. The Germans announced
the destruction of the harbour.
The 8th Army has captured Manfredonia.
On Bougainville island in the Solomons
12 Japanese fighters out of 35 sent up
by the enemy were destroyed.
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