8/6/1944. 6.= pm. Jos. Macleod
More progress is being made after our capture
of Bayeux. The Germans say Rommel has started
his counterattacks by reserves brought up viz.
between Caen and Bayeux. We are now 40 miles
north of Rome. In France fierce armour and
infantry fighting is taking place. On Tuesday our
troops reached the outskirts of Bayeux which has
not suffered much from our raids.
Early yesterday morning the Germans pulled
out of Bayeux and we took some high ground
beyond the town. The battleship Rodney is also
taking part in the operations and the US.
battleships include o.a. the Texas and
Nevada. The wind dropped to a light breeze
today. Mine sweeping continues and the
channels have been widened. It is now
revealed that we also employed rocket craft,
improved since experiences at Dieppe.
Last night hundreds of Halifaxes and
Lancasters were out to attack railway
centres outside Paris to disorganize German
traffic from the East to the West. 29 of our
planes are missing and 5 night fighters were
destroyed. Our mediums were also out and
Intruders shot down 8 planes today.
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