estimated to have been killed. In the South West
Pacific American troops have killed more than
3000 Japanese on Biak Island off Dutch New
Guinea and in Burma this year 40000 Japanese
have been killed. U-boat sinkings of United
Nation's merchant shipping in June were almost
the lowest on record.
10/7/1944 1.= pm J. Macleod
This morning's Sheaf communique says that the
enemy has been pushed out of the town of Caen and has
suffered heavy casualties. Our attack in the Caen
area has been strengthened to outflank the enemy
in the industrial suburbs of the town. These fresh forces
were thrown into the battle before dawn this morning
and these suburbs are across the river.
Carpiquet airfield has also been captured. Advances
are also reported southward from Carentan along
both sides of the road and the bridgehead across the
Vire has been widened. Air support to our troops
was very close notwithstanding bad weather.
3500 sorties were flown yesterday. Yesterday evening
weather was still poor but this morning it is
improving. Mosquitoes bombed another oil plant
north of Gelsenkirchen. Mines were also laid, all
without loss. This morning Lancasters attacked
what is called a military objective in Northern France
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