8/1/1943. 1.= pm. Fred Grisewood
American troops of the 5th Army
have captured San Vittore after 2 days
of heavy street fighting.
The advance along the 10 miles front
continues. Sharp patrolling takes
placer on the 8th Army front.
Maribor South of the Austrian border
in Yugoslavia with its aircraft factory
was bombed as well as Fiume near
the Italian - Yugoslav border where
railway yards were attacked. Airfields
north of Rome were also bombed,
whereas our fighters carried out sweeps
over the Yugoslav coast. 4 bombers are
missing incl fighters and the enemy
lost a same number. At Kirovohrad
in the Dnjepr bend the Russians have
started a new offensive which resulted
in a breakthrough over a 60 miles front.
Kirovohrad itself has been surrounded
completely and the Russians are
closing in on it. Thursday evening the
battle raged at terrific intensity.
Our Mosquitoes again without loss
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