out of a village to the northwest of Lake Trasimeno.
Over on the Adriatic sector Allied troops have
fought another river barrier in their drive up the
coast towards Ancona. More than 500 American
heavy bombers from the Mediterranean yesterday
again raided the Budapest area. In the
Central Pacific American troops on Saipan
Island in the Marianas have pressed forward
along the whole front and in the South West
Pacific Allied aircraft have kept up their
attacks on the Japanese island bases off
Western New Guinea.
3/7/1944 6.= pm Jos. Macleod.
Early this morning the Americans started a new attack in
Normandy on the West Coast of the peninsula. 6 miles from
the coast at the base of the peninsula at La Haye-du-Puits.
The attack was started in considerable strength. In their
communique today the Germans for the first time speak
about fighting with patriots in the South of France.
Fighting at Cecina was heaviest since Rome fell. French
troops captured Siena which the Germans admit.
The enemy was dislodged from both side of
Lake Trasimeno and on the Adriatic we are
within 10 miles from Ancona. It is now known
that General Mackensen commander of the
14th Army in Italy was removed from his post.
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