27/7/1944. 9.= am.
The Russians have taken Narva 7 miles inside
Estonia and pushed 10 miles beyond the town.
Further South they have driven deep into the
heart of Lithuania and reached a point
less than a hundred miles from the Baltic
coast. Other Soviet troops have reached the Vistula
on an wide front and have taken a place within
50 miles of Warsaw. Back East our Allies
have cut the enemy's last escape railway
out of Brest-Litovsk and 50 miles to the
South they have broken into the suburbs
of Lwow where the Germans are now
completely encircled.
In Normandy American tanks have
smashed a 5 mile wedge into the German
defenses west of St. Lô. They have captured the
village of Saint-Gilles and the town of Marigny
on the road leading west from St. Lô to the
big road centre of Coutances. U.K. and Canadian
have had to give up most of the ground
they gained southwest of Caen before their push
across the Orne. The Germans were last night
reported to be back in Esquay and to be holding
the high ground northeast of Évrecy. They were also
back in May-sur-Orne. To the southeast of Caen
our forces are keeping a tight hold on Verriers [?].
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