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Cherbourg peninsula before the gap was closed.
The Germans admit today that we reached the
coast. Over Normandy there is cold rain today.
Street fighting in Montebourg now goes on for days.
There are now big changes elsewhere on the front
in Normandy. The fact however that there is no
change does not mean there is a pause in the
fighting. Yesterday our air attacks ranged from
Arras and Amiens to the outskirts of Paris.
Today Flying Fortresses and Liberators have
attacked German airfields behind the Atlantic
Wall and also installations in the Pas de Calais.
Our planes were out in medium strength
and they were escorted. Last night 2 Ju's 88 were
shot down over the Channel. On Elba several
hundred prisoners have been taken including
some officers. The line on which we advance in
Italy is from the north of Grosseto to Perugia.
In Assisi which we took St Francis was born.
The new Italian Government under Bonomi has
started office from its temporary seat at
Salerno. The port of Wiborg is being outflanked
and the Finns speak about fighting 16 miles
from Wiborg. They also say the Russians
had splendid air support and speak about
2000 planes in action from bases at
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