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2 small coastal ports were attacked.
Over 900 flights were made and only 2 planes
lost. Over battle area only 2 enemy
planes were seen and one of them was destroyed.
In Italy our troops repulsed enemy attacks
N. West of Cassino. The Polish 2nd corps is
being inspected in Italy by its Commander.
The assault on the Crimea which the
Russians announced only yesterday night
has been going on for some days.
There is now a 25 mile front in the Crimea.
6000 enemy troops were killed and
1000 captured. The Germans did their best
to wreck Odessa which is now a mass of
fires. The river Siret has been crossed and
the Russians now hold a front of 120 miles
in the Carpathians. Near Scala [?] 15 divisions
are trapped. The Japanese keep up their
pressure in Burma but no important
changes take place. In Arakan the resistance
is stronger. During last month 4500 sorties were
made and during the first 10 days of this
month 250 sorties per day.
In the S.W. Pacific the major port of New
Britain is now under our control and the
Japanese are preparing their last positions
around Rabaul. The Japanese lost about
5000 men killed and double the number
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