2/6/1944 6.= pm. Stuart Hibberd
The 5th Army has cut highway six somewhere near
Valmontone. We entered Velletri on highway five
last night after the Americans capturing a
height behind the town.
French troops have also reached highway 5 through
the Lepini mountains.
The 8th Army is fighting near Veroli
In the coastal sector the navy has again
given assistance to our troops. Our
planes made 1800 flights including operations
over Yugoslavia. Our heavies did not operate
in daylight but attacked targets 60 miles
southeast of Budapest last night. 4 of our
planes are missing and 9 enemy aircraft
were seen over the battle area. The Pope
addressed a meeting of Cardinals in Rome
this morning. He expressed the hope that
Rome would not be made a theater of
war and spoke about postwar settlement.
Bomber Command attacked military
objectives on the coast of France in
strength last night and went for the second
night running to Saumur railway yards
between Nantes and Paris. Mosquitoes
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