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and one plane was lost. 5 enemy planes
were destroyed. A small attack N. West
of Cassino was repulsed and our patrols
were active on all fronts.
In the Russian offensive against and
on the Crimea advances up to 45 miles
were made. Kertsj was also captured
and the Russians are 20 miles inland
from there and now stand before the
last strong German defenses. The Germans
and Rumanians are resisting stubbornly.
The Russians are however steadily
fighting forward. Dzhankoy an important
railway junction was also captured
and Kertsj itself was cleared within a few
hours. Much booty was captured.
The Russians are 10 miles SW out of
Odessa. Torpedo bombers are now operating
off the mouth of the Danube and fighting
takes place in Tiraspol. The river
Siret has been crossed and Pașcani
captured. Lwow was raided by Russian
night bombers. American losses on
New Britain are given as 1500 and the
Japanese amount to 15000. Rabaul
was attacked by 200 aircraft. In the
Marshalls 4 more attacks were taken.
The strike of the Yorkshire mines is over. Engineering apprentices
in Huddersfield are also returning to work. Stettinius had
talks this morning. Germans announced Allied bombers over the Ruhr this morning.
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