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The last Germans in the Taman Peninsula
are being wiped out.
On the Vitebsk front the Russians are now
30 miles along the railway to Vitebsk
and the advance during the day amounted
to 7 1/2 miles.
In the Nevel area 60 more places were
captured. During the day on the whole
front 50 tanks, 87 planes were destroyed.
The 5th Army is heading the South bank
of the Volturno for 17 miles from Capua
to the sea. In the Termoli sector we
also advanced. Early that week it was
sticky business for our forces on the
Adriatic.
Allied warships on the Southwest
Pacific have sunk a cruiser and at home
2 destroyers in a small action
by light naval forces off Vella Lavella
island.
From Bengal it is reported that this
would get sufficient food.
At home this year onion crop is
a good one. Shopkeepers have not to
mark purchases in the ration book
unless there is a local shortage.
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