started again.
Today there is brilliant sunshine and a
cloudless sky over the Straits of Dover and
many planes were seen going out.
In Italy our troops are in contact with
the Germans north of the Arno. There is no
change on the rest of the Italian front.
Our fighters made offensive sweeps over
the Ploesti and Bucharest areas.
2100 sorties were made and 12 planes
lost against 1 destroyed.
The Russian have now the Fourth Ukrainian
Army which has not fought since the end
of the Crimean campaign operating in
the Carpathians. Drohobytsj has been occupied
and also a place 25 miles to the southeast
of it. On Guam the Americans have taken 2
more towns.
Macleod 7/8/1944. 6.= pm.
In Normandy we are pressing on beyond the
Orne and the enemy's obstructive strong
points are going up all along the front.
Steady advances are reported east of the
Orne and south of Caen. Mont Pinçon
has been taken. East of Vire we advanced
several miles. The advance is steady
and satisfactory. On the American side
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