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pinning down the bulk of the German armour
and helping the swing of the front toward
Paris.
Off the Brest peninsula British naval forces
have destroyed a German convoy of 7
ships and driven another convoy into
port.
On the frontier of East Prussia villages and
farmhouses are changing hand 3 of 4
times a day.
The Russians have stormed another strong
hold guarding the Carpathians.
Allied troops in Italy now stand along
a 50 miles stretch of the South bank of the
river Arno from the mouth near Pisa to several
miles beyond Florence.
In the Adriatic sector Polish and
Italian troops have advanced several
miles. More than 500 American heavy
bombers from Italy yesterday attacked
U-boat pens at Toulon in France. Last night
RAF Mosquitoes attacked synthetic oil plants in the
Ruhr. Yesterday in daylight American bombers from
Britain attacked German oil refineries near Hamburg.
The campaign on Dutch New Guinea is now practically
ended. In British New Guinea Allied troops
have continued their advance to the South.
American forces now control 3/4 of Guam.
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