24/11/1943 6 pm Stuart Hibberd
Our bombers have again bombed
Berlin last night so that within a
week well over 5000 tons of bombs
have been dropped on the German
capital. Including raids by our
Mosquitoes on Western Germany.
We lost 20 planes.
The raid on Berlin was carried out
while it was still burning from
last Monday's raid.
Yesterday the force of our bombers
mostly consisting of Lancasters
was a heavy one and the attack
was concentrated in 20 minutes.
The Lord Mayor of Berlin has
allowed an extra 10 cigarettes
to everybody who is entitled to these.
In Italy 8th Army troops have
made a little progress.
On the 5th Army front there has
been enemy artillery activity
whereas rain and cloud kept our
aircraft on the ground.
Richthofen has been relieved of his
command over the Luftwaffe
so that now Kesselring is the one and
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