8/8/1944 Robert Robinson 6.= pm.
Over 600 American heavy bombers attacked
enemy positions south of Caen today.
The German counterattacks near Mortain
has been broken up. Other 400 American planes
today attacked airfields and flying bomb sites
in France. Heaviest fighting takes place south
of Caen. Today's air attack was carried out
a little before one o'clock and took place
around Tilly-la-Campagne and May-sur-Orne
along the road from Caen to Falaise.
Fragmentation bombs were dropped and it
was the second big blow in 12 hours. This
morning we had advanced about 4 miles
on a front of 3 miles wide. Canadians are
now fighting on the extreme left of the front
in France. In our new attack the going was
easier than was expected. The 2nd Army
who have got armour across the Orne are
now threatening the German positions
from the flank and rear. Fighting also takes
place round Mont Pinçon but the
mountain itself is in our hands. On the
right the Americans continue to advance.
In Brittany there is fighting round
St. Malo. The big airfield we captured at
Rennes is not in bad order.
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