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away by the Americans. On the fronts
things were quiet and the main 5th
Army fronts and 8th fronts report patrols
only. A.o. the docks at Leghorn were
bombed and our fighter bombers
attacked troops and gun positions whereas
our fighters maintained patrols over
the beachhead. 3 enemy planes were destroyed
and none were lost by us. Our planes made
500 sorties and the Germans flew some 60.
The Russians are fighting themselves into
Krivoy Rog and have beaten off fierce
attacks by tanks and infantry. Correspondents
report bloody street battles.
From the Northern Russian front the
capture off ......[?] is reported between
White Russia and the Baltic front.
South of Lake Ilmen the Russians are
advancing to Pskov. Finland got another air
attack on Oulu and from the Swedish frontier
fires could be seen there. A second Japanese
convoy was to be smashed up between New
Britain and New Ireland was reported today.
Over Rabaul 26 Japanese planes were brought
down. The Coral Islands were attacked by
American bombers.
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