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Mines were also laid and 23 of our planes are missing.
There were again flying bombs over Southern England
including the London area this morning.
Formations of planes were heard going out this
morning. Łuków, a railway junction between
Brest-Litovsk and Warsaw has been captured.
Whereas the railway between these two places has
also been cut. Russian troops are 6 miles away
from Brest-Litovsk where the Germans are resisting
strongly but our Allies are closing in from all
sides. Soviet troops have also come nearer to
Kaunas and Dvinsk. The river San has been
crossed over 50 miles and all routes from Lwow
have been cut. The Dnjestr has also been crossed
near Stanislaw. There are reports that 4 Russian
armies during the first month of their attacks
have obtained the following results: over 380000
Germans killed, over 150000 prisoners, including
21 Generals killed and captured. Destroyed of
taken 2700 tanks, 8700 guns, 57000 motor vehicles
and 630 planes. Returns from the other 3 armies
have still to come in. 16 German Generals
captured by the Russians have appealed on
the German Army to break with Hitler.
From Italy more solid progress is reported.
Beyond Poggibonsi we are now 10 miles from
Florence and within 2 miles from
Sansepolcro. Our aircraft attacked targets in
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