Arezzo, Poggibonsi en Leghorn. 24 salvo's from 324 guns were fired in
Moscow to celebrate the capture of Wilna. German casualties there
are 8000 dead, 5000 prisoners and booty taken including 136 guns,
68 tanks and self propelled guns and 1500 motor vehicles.
Wilna has over 200000 inhabitants. More progress is reported
all along the 500 miles front in Russia. The biggest advance
of 18 miles was made west of Norvartsjef [?]. South of Wilna
the Russians are on two fronts a little more than 90 miles from
the Russian border. In Finland more progress has been
made on the Western side of Lake Onega. Near Aitape on New
Guinea a big battle seems to be developing. Guam has been
bombarded by carrier based planes and warships.
A Japanese commander was killed in Saipan.
1.11 end
14/7/1944. 6.= pm. R. Robinson
The Germans reported the fall of Pinsk which guarded Brest-Litovsk. From Italy small but useful gains are reported. The
death of the Chief Scout Lord Summers is announced. Pinsk is
the principle town of the Pripet Marshes and its capture makes
a straight forward advance on Brest-Litovsk possible. The Russians
are now on two points 60 miles from the East Prussian border.
The Germans in their overseas broadcast say the Russians have
broken into Grodno which means they are only 50 miles from
East Prussia. There is little but good news from Normandy. No fresh
push from the Eastern side of the front is reported. Yesterday fighters and
fighter bombers made 2000 flights. Canadian Normandy based
Spitfires won a notable victory beyond the battlefield by
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