resignation of the entire Japanese cabinet headed
by General Tojo.
Fred. Allen 20/7/1944. 6.= pm.
The Germans first announced that a bomb attempt
has been made on the life of Hitler. He is said to have
escaped with burns and bruises. It was also reported that
4 of his staff were killed and General Jodl injured as well
a some admirals. A village a mile from Noyers has
been captured. There is now definite proof that American
dead have been used as booby traps by the Germans.
The week after next Mr. Churchill will make a statement
on the war situation. In Russia 7 army commands
are now engaged in driving the Germans out viz 3
Baltic, 3 White Russian and 1 Ukrainian Army.
Even heavy rainfall has not held up the Russians
in their advance. They are within 9 miles of Lwow
and 40 to 50000 Germans have been trapped.
Sokal has been taken. The railway between
Brest-Litovsk and Bialystok has been crossed. In Italy
we are 9 miles from Pisa, 17 miles from Florence
and 8 miles beyond Ancona. Leghorn has been
wrecked badly and the harbour of Ancona is full of
sunken ships. Our planes made 1400 flights including
the attacks on the Munich area and Trieste.
Last night oil refineries at Fiume were attacked.
7 planes were destroyed and 25 are missing.
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