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south of Caen which attack was preceded by bombing through some 1000 planes. First objectives have been gained and this morning they had advanced 4 miles. The attack began shortly after 11 o'clock last night. The bombing went on for nearly an hour. The attack started near Tilly-la-Campagne and May-sur-Orne. The German attack launched near Mortain was the largest since D-day. The Americans continue to advance on a 40 miles front. St. Malo has been cut off. Well out to the northwest of Kaunas Russian troops are most advanced toward East Prussia. West from Schaulen advances have been made toward the Baltic coast. Soviet troops have also advanced 15 miles on the road from Bialystok to Lyck. Here they are 30 miles from the German frontiers of East Prussia. The Russian air force makes frequent bomber raids over East Prussia and they have caused much damage to Insterburg railway station. Large numbers of the bombs the Russians drop on German soil are made in Germany and these were captured by the Russians.
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8/8/1944
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For Lyck read Ełk
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