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30 German divisions are nearly cut off.
In the battle for Kaunas 8000 Germans were
killed and 1200 prisoners were taken.
Today the Germans admit the loss of a town 10
miles from the East Prussian border. The
Russians have captured the 27th German General.
The Germans reported fighting in the great bend of
the Vistula which means on the German side.
The Germans in Italy are fighting fanatically.
Castelione [?] 9 miles from Florence has been
captured. Bad weather kept our heavy bombers
grounded in Italy. Winston Churchill
said that all over the world Germans
and Japanese are recoiling. In all sectors
the Allied supremacy is pronounced.
He also said the interval between the defeat
of Hitler and Japan will much shorter
than he believed.
In the fighting in Burma 1/4 of a million
Allied troops are involved. The Japanese
are being slung back at every point.
The British 14th Army did some of the heaviest
work of this war. In our landing in Normandy
we employed some 60 variations in
landing craft and escort vessels.
We have a large and powerful army
equipped as never before. Latest news seems
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