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were still burning from the previous
daylight attack when our bombers arrived.
Frankfurt's population is half a million.
Lancasters bombed Ludwigshafen.
In Russia there is a relative lull 3
month after the Germans their
summer offensive.
The Germans are established between
the Sea of Azov and the Dnjepr bend
holding the line from Crimea
through Melitopol. From Dnipropetrovsk the Russians
control the Eastern bank of the Dnjepr
up to Kiev. For the rest the Germans try
to hold Gomel, Orsha, Vitebsk and
Mogilev. In the far East 40 barges loaded
with Japanese troops were destroyed.
In New Guinea further advances were
made towards Madang. 9 enemy
planes were shot down. In East China
stiff fighting takes places but reports
from correspondents say that the
Japanese are retreating after heavy losses.
General Smuts is in England again
and arrived at an airfield near
London this morning. Lord Woolton
said that fresh vegetables are scarce this
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