24/7/1944. 9.= am.
Mr. Churchill has been on a 3 day visit to
Normandy. He has talks with General
Montgomery, watched a tank battle south
of Caen and visited Cherbourg.
In Normandy United Kingdom and
Canadian troops have straightened the line
below Caen. The Germans have again been
thrown out of the village of Maltot.
RAF. bombers last night made a heavy
attack on the German naval base at
Kiel. Berlin was attacked by RAF Mosquitoes.
Flying bomb bases in Northern France were
also attacked. Last night flying bombs again
came over Southern England including
the London area. They caused destruction
and casualties. The Russians have captured
Pskov the last town of importance on the
North Russian front. The railway northeast of
? has been cut. Other Russian Armies
are within 4 miles of Brest-Litovsk and are
fighting in the streets of Lublin. The 5th Army
in Italy is in the Southern half of Pisa that part
of the city south of the river Arno.
In the Central Pacific US. marines have
landed on Tinian Island in the Marianas.
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