15/10/1943. 6.= pm. Frank Philips
5th Army's bridgeheads across the Volturno
are being extended on the Northern bank of
the river. Tanks, troops, guns etc are
being hurried across. The Royal Navy has
landed tanks and artillery behind the
German lines at the Volturno.
In the shelling of the enemy's positions
two of our destroyers took part as
well as the Dutch gunboat Flores
which had done the same work before.
As far as the 8th Army is concerned
the Germans say they have evacuated
Campobasso to the North of Vinchiaturo
the important road centre.
They are also advancing along the
Adriatic. German resistance is
strongest on the front south of
Capua. Marshalling yards at
Turin and also north of Pescara
have been bombed. The attacks were
heavy and two of our planes are
missing. Our Middle East aircraft
also bombed targets in
Greece. General Alexander who
commands the 8th Air Force said
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