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was set on fire by the German crew
and had to be sunk by our forces.
Lord Wavell (Field Marshal) was
sworn as Viceroy of India at Delhi
today.
Middle East aircraft have bombed
the airfield at Kos and also on
Crete. Two enemy seaplanes were
shot down. We lost one aircraft
but its pilot is safe.
The Germans make little efforts
to disguise the bad situation
for them inside the Dnjepr bend.
At the press conference at Berlin
it was said "I regret to announce
that the Russians have broken
through our lines".
Between Kremenchuk and Dnipropetrovsk
inside the Dnjepr bend
the Russians have broken through.
Reinforcements are being rushed
in by them. There is only one railway
running north to Kiev and the other
to the South.
Continued street fighting is reported
from Melitopol. Southwest of
the town the Germans are counter-
attacking fiercely. In the meantime
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