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seized high ground 4 miles from the port and overlooking it.
The Germans already started demolitions. All day
yesterday rapid progress was made up the peninsula and
all roads cut with the exception of the two leading to
the Eastern and Western hip of the peninsula resp. at
Cap de Barfleur and Cape de la Hague. Valognes has
been liberated. Flying bomb sites in the Pas the Calais
were bombed yesterday afternoon and evening.
Since August last 19000 tons of bombs have been
dropped on these sites, barracks for especially trained
men etc. Troop trains, locomotives etc. were
also shot up in Northern France. 10 of our planes
is missing and 2 night fighters were destroyed.
The weather in the Straits of Dover is almost wintry
and clouds are low which seems to account
for the slight increase in the pilot less plane
attacks last night. There was also some enemy
activity over Scotland. Allied planes went again
to the Continent this morning and the Germans
report Allied planes over widespread areas.
According to Tokyo reports the naval battle
between the American and Japanese fleets
has already started 1200 miles southeast
of Tokyo. Reports from Australia say that if the
Japanese leave us on Saipan it will mean
a most serious loss to them. The Americans
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