south of Warsaw. Soviet troops are also massing
on a 70 miles front along the border of East
Prussia. German losses are very high.
In the Carpathians the oil centre of
Drohobytsj has been bypassed. Polish
underground forces are fighting inside
Warsaw and they control the General Post
Office, the Prudential skyscraper, gasworks,
the Telephone office is being attacked.
Our troops are 4 miles southw. of Florence and
yesterday our planes attacked
railways on the Brenner pass route. The siege
of Myitkyina has lasted 2 1/2 months.
Not one Japanese was found alive
when our troops entered. It is expected that
all remnants of the 18th Japanese Division
have been destroyed. In Mogaung and
Myitkyina we have 2 bases for future
operations. On Tinian the American flag
was hoisted formally on Wednesday. The King,
Princesses Elisabeth and Margaret
are staying with the Queen in the country.
2 BBC. notices. One about Red Cross contest
and one about "Radio Tunes". Announcement
about foot and mouth disease among
pigs in North Riding Yorkshire.
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