2/10/1943. 8.= am. Stuart Hibberd
Flying Fortresses from North West Africa
have for the first time bombed Germany
in daylight yesterday. This meant a
flight of 1800 miles round and over
the Alps. Munich was bombed and
also aircraft factories at Wiener Neustadt.
Our home based bombers
were over Germany last night following
train busting in daylight over
N. France.
The Red Army made more progress
especially in the Northern part of the
front and they are now 35 miles due
East of Mogilev. Gomel is threatened
by Russian forces only 12 miles
away.
In the drive to Vitebsk 20 places have
fallen in Russian hands.
2 Russian bombers were lost.
Our forces in Italy occupied Naples
Yesterday morning. The city was
still blanketed in smoke by the
demolitions the Germans had carried
out. According to Frank Gillard the
really important ruins at Pompeii
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