Krakow and Warsaw and fighting takes place in the
streets of Siedlce. Soviet forces are now less
than 100 miles from Krakow.
In Italy our troops are within 4 miles from
Empoli and fighting takes place in the outskirts of
Senigallia. Our planes made some 2000
sorties attacking last night Ploesti. 16 enemy
planes were destroyed and 18 were lost.
Our submarines have recently sunk 21 Japanese
supply ships. Carrier based American planes
have attacked bases in the Western
Carolines. The Japanese have now officially
denied to have shot pilots who landed in
Japan and also denied they would be
shot.
1.15 end
28/7/1944 6.= pm.
In Italy 8th Army troops are only 6 miles from
Florence. In Normandy the Americans are
keeping up their swift advance and are also
pushing along the Western bank of the river Vire.
Rocket firing Typhoons yesterday destroyed 6
German tanks and damaged more.
Yesterday the Germans had one of their blackest
days on the Eastern front. The Germans also
admit losing Brest-Litovsk although the
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