13/1/1943. 1. pm. Frederick Allen
The Russians captured Sarny yesterday.
Cervaro 4 miles East of Cassino has been
captured in Italy, where a new attack has
started on the right wing of the 5th Army.
Today's communique from the Italian front
says that the French troops have gained some
ground. American troops of the 5th Army
have captured a place east of Cassino,
on which place they are now advancing.
On Monday night for the third night
railway transports on the Eastern Coast
of Italy has been attacked by our
destroyers in the Adriatic.
Over Italy 2 enemy planes were
destroyed and 3 of our are missing.
In Russia a new offensive, the
5th in 7 weeks has started and is
aimed at the last big junction
east of the Pripet Marshes. The Russians
advanced 9 miles over a front of 18
miles and captured some 30
places. The important capture of
Sarny 40 miles inside the 1939
Polish border took place yesterday.
The heaviest fighting took place
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