road between Mogaung and Komayung [?]. RAF
bombers made two more daylight attacks yesterday
on flying bombs installations in Northern France.
London had its second successive quiet night
but there was some flying bomb activity over the
Southern counties of England.
12/7-1944 6.= pm. Stuart Hibberd
All along the line in Normandy German counterattacks
were held and we gained ground on the West coast of the Cherbourg
peninsula near St. Lô and southwest of Caen. The hardest
fighting since D-day is now in progress along the American
and British fronts. Pont-Hébert 4 miles from St. Lô has been
taken. Southwest of Caen fighting takes place round
Maltot Eberville [?]. Tank busters had their most successful
day since D-day yesterday in destroying 28 and
damaging 16 tanks around Lessay and St. Lô. After dark
last night Mosquitoes attacked railway concentrations
and American Marauders and ....[?] attacked
fuel dumps today. Mosquitoes also attacked shipping
in the harbour of Brest. For the second day more than a
1000 American heavies with a fighters escort went to
the Munich area. Thunderbolts, Lightnings and
Mustangs escorted them. Bombing had again to be
done by instruments on account of low clouds.
In Italy we took Castiglioncello on the coast 10
miles from Leghorn. Half way between Arezzo
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