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Now hold all 3 airfields on Biak Island.
In Burma our troops have advanced 5 miles from
Kohima to Imphal and the gap is now only 24
miles. More Japanese strong points at Myitkyina
were destroyed. Late yesterday the Russians took
Wiborg with splendid support of the Soviet
airmen. Also 60 other places were taken.
The victory was saluted at Moscow with 20
salvos from the 224 guns. From Italy extremely
heavy rain is reported which holds up the advance.
In the Adriatic sector we have reached another
river and we are several miles beyond
Perugia. Our aircraft made 750 flights all
without loss but our heavies did not go out.
Amongst the targets attacked was an
enemy aircraft carrier at Genoa and also
targets in Albania. It is now made known
that the Middlesex Regiment takes part in
the fighting in Italy.
1.12 end.
21/6/1944. 6.= pm. Frank Philips
The Germans say today that the Americans are more closely
approaching the suburbs of Cherbourg from 3 sides. A heavy battle is reported from .....[?]. Last night our Mosquitoes
attacked railway targets in Northern France. The American's
8th Air Force today concentrated its attacks on Berlin by
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