captured including Teriope [?] between Helsinki and
Vyborg. Leningrad had become the base for
this new attack. It is now the best time of the
year for the assaults as it hardly gets dark.
12/6/1944. 6.= pm. Stuart Hibberd.
The Germans report the loss of Carentan.
The Americans in this South Western drive
have gained valuable ground. We made progress
in the East and West. The Americans pressed well
forward into the Bois Cerisy stretching up to
St. Lo. Correspondents report that sober satisfaction
is justified. Static batteries were silenced but
mobile ones are still active. Still fighting is
reported from the Tilly area. Rommel is
getting some of his more distant reserves up.
Our air force went to block the routes along
which these are brought up for the 7th night running
when Lancasters and Halifaxes attacked 4
railway centres. The bridges over the Seine are
down and therefore we attacked the ferries
over this river at the mouth of by rocket firing
typhoons. On account of better weather half way
through this morning more sorties were flown
than all day yesterday. Weather is excellent.
Harvards [?] were also out and our escorted
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