19.1-1944 6.= pm. R. Wessel.
British troops of the 5th Army have started
a new attack over the lower regions of the
Garigliano river and have formed 3
bridgeheads. The attack was launched on
Monday night. American troops are
keeping up their pressure on Cassino
and beyond it. Cassino is now under
shellfire. Railway targets in Tuscany were
attacked by heavy bombers who were
escorted. A number of our destroyers have
attacked places on the Albanian and
Dalmatian coasts. The latest news from
Moscow is about two new offensives
started by the Red Army and the news about
them is good. The first offensive is directed
against Marienbaum 20 miles west of
Leningrad where the Germans had 2 1/2 year
to make formidable defenses. The second
one started some 100 miles south of
Leningrad in the regions of Novgorod.
The 3 rd front in the North is still some
120 miles further South. In the House
of Commons the presence of Spanish
forces on the Russian front was discussed
as well as the question between Poland
and Russia. In the S West Pacific during
air attacks two more ships were
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