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Le Mans or Angers or the lower region of the Loire between
there and St. Nazaire.
In their new attack the Canadians have met stiff
opposition. Especially on the East flank. The British
2nd Army has eased the Canadian advance.
Our bridgehead across the Orne has been
extended and we have improved our position
round Mont Pinçon. The local German
counterattacks are considered to be rearguard
actions. Yesterday long- and short range
fighters swept the battlefield all day.
Mitchells and Bostons today attacked an
ammunition dump in a wood south of
Rouen. Dutch and French squadrons took
part, These planes encountered heavy flak
and 3 of them are missing.
Last night's flying bomb attack was not a
heavy one. At Subbiano in Italy 5 German
counterattacks were slung back.
News from Rome has first come in that
more than 500 American heavies
attacked an oil refinery, an aircraft factory
and two airfields in Hungary.
In Burma the 14th Army is on the move
again. Progress has also been made on
Guam where up to now 10000 Japanese
have been killed. In the Pacific the Americans
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