19/10/1943. 8.= am.
The Russian army is hitting the Germans
hard.
Between 3 and 4 1/2 miles was advanced
on the Dnjepr bend and 22 places were
taken.
15 miles south of Gomel the Red Army
is over the river Sozh and 15 miles still
further South hard battles are being fought
to extend the Bridgehead over the Dnjepr.
There is no news about the advance
from Zaporizja to Melitopol.
In Melitopol street fighting is taking
place for the 5th day running.
The fighting in Italy at the 5th Army
front is summed up in a cable by
Frank Gillard. No German seem to
be left along the Northern side of the
Volturno bank.
More than 5000 disabled prisoners
of war who are seriously wounded
and sick are being repatriated from
Germany. The changing will take
place in 3 operations.
A British hospital ship will go to
Gothenburg with German prisoners
and return to this country with
British, Canadian and Americans
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