13/12/1943. 6.= pm. Stuart Hibberd
The 8th Army made some progress in
Italy. Canadian troops on the right
flank have captured a high overlooking
Ortona. Our positions north of the
Moro river have been improved
and widened. 5th Army positions
remain unchanged. German
counterattacks were repelled.
Since our landing in Italy we took
6000 German prisoners. Bad weather
has hampered air activity and
not one of our planes is missing.
Reports from Turkey say that
before the raid on Sofia 200 German
transport planes arrived there.
American Marauders with a
fighter escort went for an airfield near
Amsterdam. Our Mosquitoes were
over Western Germany for the 3rd
consecutive night. Civilian casualties
in air raids last month are
119 killed and missing and 238
injured and detained in hospital.
It is now reported that this summer
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