17-12-1943 6.= pm.
1500 tons of bombs were dropped on
Berlin last night by our Lancasters.
From this raid and other operations
30 of our planes are missing.
One of our Mosquito pilots which went
out for reconnaissance after the
raid reported large fires. Sea mining
was also done by our planes and
our Mosquitoes were over N.W. Germany.
The Germans say that damage was
done in Bremen. An article in
Das Reich mentions false radio
instructions given by us to German fighter planes.
The news from Italy is of hard won
gains only. A statement on Mr.
Churchill's health speaks of an
improvement in the general position
and reports that there is no spread in
the pneumonia.
A success in the Atlantic is reported
against two U-boats attacking two
of our convoys. Both submarines
were sunk. In Italy the 5th Army's
front is 12 miles from Ortona.
In this sector the Germans made
two major counterattacks by
new reinforcements backed by
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