15/7/1943
Up to 9 pm. Tommy Handley in I.T.M.A.
9. pm. Richard Wessel.
By special communique the Russians have
announced a counteroffensive on 2 fronts
viz in the north of Kursk bulge north of Orel
and east of Orel. In the latter sector the front is
22 miles wide and the advance is from 13 to 16
miles. 2000 Germans have been captured and
12000 killed.
In Sicily Allied troops made considerable
progress although resistance is stiffening.
During the last 24 hours considerable gains
have been made on the ground.
The 8th Army advanced beyond Augusta
where the hardest fighting takes place.
The heaviest counterattacks made yet by the
enemy took place yesterday near Augusta
by a Hermann Goering division. In the
Western sector inland from the South coast
the Americans captured a dominating
hill position. They also took some airfields
at least 12000 prisoners have been taken
during the first 5 days. The going is getting
harder however.
Our bombing attack shifted mainly to
Messina the ferry port 200. Flying Fortresses,
Merodas, Mitchells escorted by Lightnings
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