17-2-1944. 1.= pm. Richard Wessel
Heavy fighting takes place in the Northern
part of the Anzio bridgehead so that the
relative lull in the bridgehead has been
broken. 5th Army troops are heavily
engaged in the Northern part of it.
A report from Frank Gillard says that the
Germans have been shelling the area for
24 hours. Fighting in Cassino continues.
In the Ukraine the Germans fought violently
yesterday to get out of the Russian grip.
Over Italy our bombers were out in
very great strength our medium e.g.
attacking railway targets between
Florence and Rome. And all attacks were
especially aimed at the transport system.
9 planes were destroyed and we lost
4 aircraft. Our planes flew 1200
sorties against 150 by the enemy over
the beachhead. In the Ukraine the
the Germans attacked hard from the
inside of the ring and from the outside
notwithstanding these attacks
the Russians continue to squeeze
the enemy tighter together and they
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