20/7/1944 9.= am
In Normandy the British Second Army now holds
a triangular bridgehead over the Orne with its apex
close to Troarn a town seven miles due east of
Caen. It was stated at Allied Supreme Headquarters
last night that the battle was going extraordinarily
well. American troops are mopping up in the
St. Lô area.
In Italy American troops of the 5th Army
have captured Leghorn and reached the river
Arno. On a front of about 25 miles on the
Adriatic coast 8th Army troops have
captured Ancona. Allied headquarters
announced this morning that torrential
rain in Italy had seriously interfered with our
advance.
The Russians have launched a new offensive
on the Baltic front. They have already torn a
gap of 40 miles in the German defense ........[?]
....... [?] on the Latvian border and advanced up to
75 miles. Our Allies have driven closer to
Brest-Litovsk and further South have forced the
river Bug and got to within 10 miles of Lwow.
The Japanese forces in New Guinea have lost
400 [?] more men in a fresh attempt to escape
from the Aitape area. In the Central Pacific
US warships have kept up the bombardment
of Guam. Tokyo radio has announced
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