last reported nearing Le Mans. American
tanks were last reported 9 miles north of
Lorient. A Spanish frontier report says the
the Germans have begun to move out of
Southwestern France. General de Gaulle
last night said a powerful French
army would soon be in France.
Canadian troops in Normandy are fighting
as an army formation of their own,
the 1st Canadian Army under General
Crerar.
The Russians have attacked railway stations
and airfields in East Prussia and have
taken two more towns in the Carpathian
foothills.
South African patrols have been into the
Northern part of Florence.
The Japanese airbase of Yap in the Carolines
is practically neutralised after two
months of bombing. American bombers
from Britain have landed in Russia
after attacking a German aircraft plant
in Poland without loss.
8/8/1944. 1.= pm. Richard Wessel
Troops of the Canadian First Army last night
launched a full scale surprise attack
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