29/10/1943 8.= am.
In Russia on the Vitebsk front a
number of places has been captured.
In Italy the 5th and 8th Army is
making steady progress.
The Russians announced on 4 fronts
most striking success was obtained
on the Southern front between the
Lower Dnjepr and the Sea.
Russian troops are 50 miles
beyond Melitopol and half way
between Melitopol and the Crimea
the wedge into the Southern fronts
has been broadened.
Inside the Dnjepr bend the
Russians occupied several
more places and repelled German
counterattacks. The frontal attacks
from Dnipropetrovsk is meeting
with more resistance but progressing.
The 4th front is in White Russia
where Surazh 50 miles northeast
of Vitebsk has been captured.
The Russian air force operated
on a broader front attacking
a.o. German troop trains at
Minsk. No fresh reports about
fighting in Italy have come in
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