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We are also making progress east and southeast of
Villers-Bocage. In Russia great battles are
raging within 12 miles of the East Prussian
border. The Polish Premier now in Moscow
talked to Allied correspondents there and said
he already saw Molotov and expected to see
Stalin anytime. In Italy the Germans still
hold a number of hills round Florence
but our troops crossed the river Pesa
on a 2 miles front. Our planes from Italy
made some 1200 flights. We lost 9 machines
and destroyed one enemy plane. The Germans
reported our Mediterranean bombers
attacking the Friedrichshafen area.
The news about the war against the
Japanese continues to be good.
The Americans took 3 towns in Guam.
From New Guineas progress is reported in
both the Dutch and British territories.
In July the American Air Force made 59000
flights dropping 59000 tons of bombs,
destroying over 1000 enemy planes for a
loss of 550 bombers and 180 fighters.
Casualties civilians since the outbreak
of war up to the end of June
this year in Great Britain and
Northern Ireland amounted to
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