and Umbertide we occupied some places. Ancona is
being shelled by our artillery. 800 flights were made
yesterday and 4 machines lost. The Germans today
report fighting east of Alytus which itself is 50 miles from
the East Russian frontier although they do not say how
many miles to the east of the place. The desperate
resistance of the Germans at Wilna must be ended as
the Russians reported fighting in some parts of the town.
Only 10 miles from Pinsk a place was captured. A
German spy of Belgian nationality, an Antwerp
waiter, sent to this country 5 month ago via
Sweden was convicted at the Old Bailey, sentenced to
death and executed today. The Swedish S/S Drottningholm
brought the German internees from Africa to
Lisbon and the Germans will send the same number
of Dominion internees to Lisbon by train in the next
few days. In May this year fatal road casualties
are 200 more than May last year. BBC, notice.
6.19 end
13/7/1944. 9.= am.
In Normandy the Allies gained a little more ground yesterday at
various fronts after hard fighting and the Germans lost heavily
in unsuccessful counterattacks. At the Western end of the front
American troops were last reported within 2 miles of Lessay and
further east other American forces were within the same distance
of St. Lo. In the British Second Army front yesterday was
mainly a day of consolidation after recent advances.
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