28/10/1943/ 6.= pm. Rich. Wessel.
Both armies are drawing closer to the
new line in Italy where German
resistance is stiffening.
Our troops are slogging on. The Germans
are keeping up heavy artillery
barrages and it is impossible to use
tanks in the mountainous country.
General Montgomery's troops have
made further progress in appalling
country. The weather yesterday
was so bad for fighting that it was the
quietest day for months. Whatever
operations were carried out were on a
small scale and no planes are
missing.
Middle East bombers have attacked
the airfield on Kos. Small island
south of Crete has also been
attacked. Non of our planes is
missing.
The Germans are fighting hard at
Krivoy Rog but between Dnjepr and
Sea of Azov German resistance
has been broken.
The Germans claim the failure
of Russian attacks near
Zaporizja and newly arrived
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