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there are no signs of a general rout or collapse.
At dawn our planes were over the Falaise gap
and the road through Falaise is being pounded
by our guns. During the night our bombers
were also busy in the area.
The Americans have reached Argentan
which is 13 miles South of Falaise. Allied
troops are approaching Condé and the
Americans are advancing from Sourdeval
and Mortain.
There is brilliant sunshine in the Straits of
Dover today and the barometer remains
high for 24 hours. Visibility is also good.
General Field Marshal Paulus who
defended Stalingrad said that Germany
has lost the war and his statement, given
last night, is being broadcast in German to
the German people. The Russians are 40 miles
across the Estonian border and Madona
on the railway to Riga has been captured.
There is no change in the direct approach
to East Prussia but a considerable advance
was made from Bialystok. Soviet troops
reached the last river guarding East Prussia
and are less than 20 miles away from
it. The head of the Warsaw salient has been
broadened and a village 12 miles from
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