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now takes place inside Chartres.
Air activity over France was limited yesterday
on account of bad weather. Last night 1200
Lancasters and Halifaxes attacked Kiel and
Stettin. Mosquitoes also went to Berlin
for the third night running and a large
mine laying operation was carried out.
Ground defences at Stettin were not
very strong. 16 of our planes were lost.
Flying bombs have again come over this
country. Along the Northern half of the
Eastern front there is hard fighting.
In the borderland between Estonia and
Latvia the Russians advanced 6 miles
and occupied 70 towns and villages.
A little to the South 5 enemy attacks
were beaten back. There is no news from
the East Prussia front. In Southern Poland
the Russians have broken into Sandomierz.
A slight German success is reported east
of Warsaw where the Russians had to abandon
one small town 7 miles from Warsaw.
However, we did not know the Russians
were already there. There is little news
from Italy but in the upper Tiber Valley
important heights have been taken.
Yesterday our planes from Italy made
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