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Already 3000 German prisoners arrived in this country
and there are more to come. Yesterday weather
was adverse. 2 more German destroyers were
damaged. German E-boats were driven from the
assault area. In the last 24 hours our warships
engaged 46 targets. Last night a strong force of our
bombers attacked airfields in North Western France
within 100 miles of the beachhead and also
a railway centre near Paris. 8 planes are
missing and 4 were destroyed. German
U-boats try to threaten our lines. There
is an improvement in the weather since
daybreak this morning. Many bombers
and fighters are out today. Our casualties
are much less than was expected. 4 hours
after landing letters were already handed to
our men in France. Sea mines
were laid and Mosquitoes dropped 30 4000
pounders on Berlin in 3 minutes, all without
loss. The pursuit of the German 14th Army in
Italy continues. Tuscania, Viterbo and
Tarquina were captured . The 8th Army took
Arsoer [?] and captured Orsogna in the
Adriatic sector. Last night Trieste and
Terni were attacked. The Finns broadcast
a communique a while ago in which they say
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