purge of the German army and gave the names
of the first victims. They include a Field
Marshal and 4 Generals all of whom have
already been expelled.
The Japanese are withdrawing from their
strong points at the Northwestern end
of New Guinea. American troops on Guam
now hold an important road junction
halfway across the island. Allied aircraft
from Britain yesterday attacked a wide
range of targets from the Baltic to Bordeaux.
R. Robinson
5/8/1944. 1.= pm.
American troops in Brittany are driving swiftly
beyond Rennes and to the West of the Brittany
peninsula. General progress is reported all
along the front steady in Normandy and rapid
in Brittany. Our troops have occupied Villers-Bocage
and Évrecy. It's all going very well.
Rennes is firmly in our hands and fighting
takes place at Barenton beyond Mortain
west of Rennes. Our troops have come to Loudéac
and east of it to Chateaubriand. Mosquitoes
attacked road and rail targets and Marauders
made a moonlight attack on an ammunition
train near Bordeaux. The Russian have
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