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missing. The King and Queen have toured
the bombed areas of London. Enemy planes
were over the Greater London area, SE England
and East Anglia. 13 planes were destroyed
of which 10 over this country and 3 by
Intruder aircraft over the Continent.
One Intruder is missing. In London the
main damage is to shops and houses.
5th Army troops in Italy have improved
their positions on both fronts. 3 enemy
attacks were repulsed. The weather was
clouded and snow limited patrols of
the 8th Army. Round Cassino 7 inched of
snow fell. Nearer the sea German attacks
failed and British troops pushed the
Germans back. On our beachhead front
the Germans kept up their pressure
but they also failed. The enemy also
continued his infiltration efforts.
Heavy exchanges of artillery fire take place
The Germans have brought up another
division against our beachhead front
so that there are now 10 German
divisions against us there. On the other
front there are 9 divisions so that
the total in Italy is 19 divisions.
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