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troop concentrations. We destroyed 6
enemy planes and 6 of ours are missing.
Our planes flew 700 sorties against
30 by the enemy over the beachhead.
The weather was clear for the first time in
6 days. The Russians reported
substantial progress in the direction
of Pskov which they are reaching from
3 sides. It is also being outflanked
from the South where 30 miles below it
an important place was captured.
The Germans are resisting fiercely round
Pskov. Yesterday more than 250 places
were captured. Renewed fighting took place
down in the Dnjepr bend where 70 places
around Krivoy Rog were taken.
18 tanks or armoured cars were burnt
out or destroyed. The Russians publish
the terms on which they are prepared to
conclude an armistice with Finland
and the conditions are the internment
of German troops in Finland if necessary
with the help of Russia, renewal of the
1940 agreement as far as frontiers etc are
concerned. It is reported there are still
7 divisions in Finland from the Germans.
MacArthur's men have landed N.W. of
Rabaul and 1300 miles away from the
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