24/5/1944. 1.= pm. Frank Philips
Fifth Army troops from the Anzio beachhead have
have broken into the German lines and French
and American troops from the South are
making good progress.
Heavy fighting takes place on the beachhead
and the main fronts.
This is the second phase of the battle.
20 to 25 miles South of the beachhead the French
and Americans make steady progress
from Terracina inland. Our cruisers off
the coast have so far fired more than 3000
rounds.
The 8th Army has breached the Hitler line
north of Pontecorvo which was done by a
Canadian corps. In the beachhead British
armour has crossed the river and is a
mile deep through the German lines.
Gunfire from the beachhead was according
to the Germans heard in Rome. The number
of prisoners is now over 7500.
Light and fighter bombers have attacked
motor transport from troop concentrations
etc. In all our planes made
over 2000 flights and 9 aircraft are missing.
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