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with strong opposition and further East we have slung
back a German attack. The 7th Armoured Division the
so called Desert Rats are fighting in Normandy.
The enemy made desperate attacks to break out
from the North of the Cherbourg peninsula.
Weather again held up air activity from noon
yesterday till dawn this morning. Rocket firing
planes and dive bombers attacked fuel dumps
etc. Only 2 enemy planes were seen over the battle
area and 11 of ours are missing. Mosquitoes in
strength attacked railway targets and military
installations in Northern France were also
attacked. Formations again went to the Pas de
Calais area this morning where the installations
for the pilot less planes appear to be. French troops
in Elba have made more progress and they hold the
greater part of the island. Portoferraio has also been
occupied. In Italy our troops are 10 miles beyond
Grosseto. Assisi 10 miles east of Perugia is in our
hands and in the Adriatic sector we are
approaching the Tronto river. Our air forces
bombed enemy communications in the South
of France, shipping on the West Coast of Italy and
off Yugoslavia. One enemy plane was destroyed.
1 of ours did not return, no enemy planes
were seen over the battlefield. 300 sorties were
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