storms over Germany and France. Today's
attacks in Belgium were on military objectives
in the Brussels and Ghent areas. Our planes
met with no fighter opposition. The 8th Army in
Italy makes limited advances in heavy fighting.
We are now 8 miles from Florence and have come
closer to Senigallia. Our planes made some
1600 flights attacking also oil refineries in
Albania and last night also Ploesti.
The King during his Italian visit has looked
on the Gothic line. The Germans gave the
names of 2 Generals who have been shot
and who plotted against Hitler.
The Americans on Guam now hold the Southern
half of the peninsula. Lord Catto the new
Governor of the Bank of England spoke at the
end of the news.
28/7/1944. 9.= am
The Russians have captured 6 enemy strongholds
between the Carpathians and the Baltic
including Stanislaw, Lwow, Bialystok and
Dvinsk. They have also taken a town 35 miles
southeast of Warsaw and are reported within
30 miles of the city. Our Allies have deprived the
German Armies in Latvia and Estonia of
their last major escape route by capturing
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