30/5/1944. 1.=. pm. Stuart Hibberd.
The 5th Army is encountering very stiff opposition
So. West of Velletri but satisfactory gains have
been made. The 8th Army is across the Liri in
force and advancing on highway 6 and
in the mountains north of it. The Americans
are quite near Valmontone and shelling it steadily.
At 9 o'clock yesterday morning Arce was
taken. German parachute troops made
repelled counterattacks near Arce.
Arce itself which was mined and booby trapped
did not suffer so much damage.
Highway 6 is now clear to Ceprano
but we are already several miles
beyond Ceprano. A place 10 miles S.W. of
Frosinone has been captured by the French.
Our planes made 3000 sorties attacking
all kinds of targets in the battle zone.
Between 750 and 1000 heavy bombers
went to attack Luftwaffe factories and
airfields in the Vienna area.
Mediums again last night went for
Austrian targets. 68 enemy planes were
destroyed, 20 heavies and 14 other machines
of ours are missing. Less than 30 enemy
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