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south of Poggibonsi. The Poles are closing in on Ancona
and advancing from the South West. Yesterday our
planes from Italy also bombed 3 synthetic oil plants
in Upper Silesia. 24 heavy and 3 other planes
are missing and 51 German planes were
destroyed. Rocket firing planes also attacked targets
at Salonika in Greece. The Russian drive towards
East Prussia continues and Russian troops
are within 20 miles from Wilna and 4 miles
from Baranavitsjy. 20 places north and northwest
from Polotsk were captured. At Wilna the Germans
proclaimed the state of siege. The 11th German
General has been captured in Russia since
14 days ago. Russian troops now on the
outskirts of Baranavitsjy captured 50 places.
Fierce battle continue and the Germans
fight hard. Further south our Allies have
drawn nearer to Pinsk. The Red Air Force
raided targets behind the lines viz Brest-Litovsk
and Dünaburg. Also on Kirkenes
where 2 4000 tons transports were sunk
and a 10000 tonner damaged as well as
a fuel dump. The American Superfortresses
bombing Japan came from bases in China but all planes
returned. Tobata was also bombed but details are not yet
available. Guam and Rota were attacked by carrier based
aircraft. American troops are now less than
2 miles from the Northeastern hip of Saipan and the
campaign on Noemfoor Island is practically completed.
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