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the King sent a message to General Eisenhower
expressing his admiration for the achievements.
The King was welcomed on the beaches by General
Montgomery. 7 men were decorated by medals
by the King in Normandy. Mediterranean
headquarters issued a special communique
reporting that troops of the French Army B
had successfully landed on the Isle of
Elba. The Germans report heavy fighting and
landings in the South. The momentum
of the Allied advance in Italy is being kept up. In
the Adriatic sector we are 22 miles north of the
Saline (Cellino?) river, also 27 miles north of
Terni, 12 miles north of Orvieto. Our aircraft
destroyed 70 enemy planes and we lost 21 machines
including 12 heavy bombers. Last night our bombers were
in great strength over the Ruhr and military objectives
in the Pas de Calais area. Synthetic oil plants near
Duisburg were attacked. Mosquitoes were over Berlin
dropping 4000 pounders. In Finland the drive towards the Mannerheim line continues. The Russians are now 28 miles from
Wiborg which means an advance of 6 miles since the previous day.
4 railway stations were captured 42 miles from Myitkyina in
N. Burma. Kohima was captured. On Saipan 1500 miles E. of Tokyo
the Americans pushed forward against the 2 enemy divisions
estimated to be there. Attacks were also made against the
Volcano and Bonin Isles. 4 planes lost.
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