10/7/1944. 9.= am
"first part missing" disturbed!
American forces have driven the Germans out of La Haye-du-Puits and made progress north and northwest of the road
centre of Saint Lô. Bad weather hindered Allies aircraft
in the battle area yesterday but attacks were kept up
on road and rail-transport over a wide area.
The Russians are attacking on a 250 mile front
north of the Pripet Marshes. In some places they
advanced more than 200 miles in less than 3
weeks. Yesterday they captured the railcentre of
Lida 90 miles west of Minsk and more than
1100 places. There has been more hard fighting in
the streets of Wilna. American troops in
Italy have captured Volterra a communication
centre southeast of Leghorn. On the central
sector French troops are close to Poggibonsi
last big town before Florence and the 8th
Army is battling along the last from miles to
Arezzo. Yesterday the Rumanian oil centre
of Ploesti was again bombed by Allied aircraft
from Italy. The Italian Government
is returning to Rome next week. In the Central
Pacific American forces have completed the
occupation of Saipan Island. 10000 Japanese
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