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The weather has changed from day to day.
Around Vitebsk the Germans built
an iron wall with a depth of 3
miles, trenches, minefields and wire.
The big Russian attack started
by a devastating artillery barrage
and afterwards the Russians broke
through along a 50 mile front.
The advances amounted to nearly
20 miles to the So., So.W. and No. of Nevel.
The front was torn wide open,
500 towns and villages were freed
20000 Germans killed and 2000
prisoners taken. The Red Army is
now moving from the No. and No. East
towards Vitebsk and are only 60
miles away from the Latvian and
Polish borders. In their communique
the Germans refer to Russian attempts
to break through at Nevel. They say
they have evacuated their Cherson
bridgehead. The American's progress
in New Britain brought them to an
airfield 6 miles inland which may
now be in their hands. 3 German and
one Russian traitor were hanged
in front of 10000 Russians in the
marketplace at Kharkiv.
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