24/7/1944. Stuart Hibberd 1.= pm
The latest Russian advances have swept away another
German bastion (Pleskau - Pskov) and 6 more are in
great danger. 2 Russian spearheads are within 80 and
90 miles of Warsaw. The Germans trapped behind Lwow
have now been liquidated. 15000 prisoners, 30000
dead. 1 General dead and one General captured are
the results. Last night one of the heaviest attacks
of the war was carried out on Kiel. Bombs went down
at the rate of 50 tons a minute. In all 2500 tons
of bombs were dropped. There were clouds over the
targets. Mosquitoes dropped 4000 pounders on Berlin.
Two oil depots near St. Nazaire were attacked as well
as targets in the Ruhr and flying bomb installations
in Northern France. Mines were also laid. 6 machines
are missing. In operations over France 2 Mosquitoes
were lost. The Normandy battle front remains again
quiet. High ground beyond Maltot was captured.
North of Périers the Americans gave up a little ground.
It has now been disclosed that 2 German divisions
have come to Normandy from Italy. One of the war
criminals of Kharkiv, a SS General has now been
identified in Normandy. During his visit to
Normandy Mr. Churchill spoke at an airfield in
Normandy about the internal weakness of
Germany. Russian forces are 70 miles from the
Gulf of Riga, 3 miles from Brest-Litovsk. There was
street fighting in Lublin last night and the Germans
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