13/10/1943. 8.= am. Richard Wessel.
The Red Army is fighting to extend their 3
bridgeheads over the middle Dnjepr and had
substantial success in doing so yesterday.
Stubborn fighting almost hand to hand
all day is taking place. During the day
43 planes were shot down. The only other
fighting reported is on the Vitebsk front
and from the other parts intensive
patrol activity with mortar and
artillery fire is reported. A tanker has
been sunk by the Black Sea Air Force.
4 of our Thunderbolts shot down
8 Japanese planes in the Pacific.
Barges in the Solomons were also
bombed.The Australians are advancing
on Madang. At his press conference
Pres. Roosevelt said that during the
last 6 month the Japanese had lost
130000 tons of shipping monthly
which is 1.400.000 tons per anum
and they cannot afford that.
In Friday's American raids on
Germany 850 planes took part
carrying 1200 tons of bombs with
5000 airmen and a million gallons
of petrol were used. One enemy plane
trying to raid East Anglia last night
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