27/5/1944 1.= pm. Richard Wessel
Hard fighting and more headway is reported from
all along the front in Italy.
In the Liri Valley our troops have pressed forward
from their bridgeheads over the river Melfa.
Roccasecca not far above highway 6 has
been cleared of the enemy.
San Giovanni has been taken as well as
Amaseno, Sezze and Priverno.
Our troops are also reported 7 miles
North of Cari [?] but correspondents have
followed this up with the news that
troops are 2 1/2 miles from Valmontone.
The last German defense line before
Rome runs through Valmontone and
Velletri to the coast. Our troops are also
not far away from Arce and Ceprano.
Our planes made over 2900 sorties,
fighters attacking road- and rail transport
especially between Valmontone and
Velletri. Heavies attacked railway
centres in Southern France as well as
troop concentrations in Yugoslavia.
30 enemy planes were seen over the
battle area and 3 destroyed. We lost
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