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In the Anzio beachhead we attacked two enemy
positions and held them. Our planes flew
2500 sorties and only some 40 German
planes were seen over the battlefield.
Sofia was heavily bombed yesterday and 6 of
our planes are missing.
In Russia a 60 mile stretch of the German
front in the Ukraine has been caved [?] in.
Over some 40 miles near Uman the river
Bug has been reached. The crossing of the
Bug started early yesterday and a small
bridgehead was formed and later on
others as well. The Germans rushed
in tanks and self propelled guns and
the Russians are now 20 miles beyond
the Western bank of the river Bug.
They are also within 10 miles of the main
line from the Black Sea and 30 miles from
the Dnjepr and the border of Bessarabia
near Mykolajiv. The Russians are 16
miles from the lower regions of the Bug.
Thousands of Germans have been
killed. 35 tanks captured and 1000 railway
wagons with war materials. They are also
closing in on Vinnytsja from 3 sides.
A German secret service agent was
executed today. He was sent to this
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