14/2/1944. 1.= pm.
British troops of the 5th Army have made
successful attacks from the Anzio bridgehead
with continued air support.
The Americans continue to exert
pressure in the Cassino area.
Medium and light bombers have
attacked troop concentrations,
but the weather was not too good for
our heavy bombers. There were about
30 enemy planes over our beachhead
and we destroyed 4 planes, losing 2
ourselves.
The Germans sent some 50 bombers
to this country of which 15 reached
London and 6 were destroyed.
Not one of our Intruder planes is
missing. Two more enemy planes
were destroyed off France this morning.
A great new Russian advance is
reported from Northern Russia where
the Russians are rapidly reaching
Pskov. They advanced from 25 to 50
miles an turned South after
clearing the East coast of Lake Peipus.
The Germans are retreating from
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