24/8/1944. 9.= am.
Paris had been liberated from within after
a 4 day battle by the French Forces of the Interior.
The Second French Armoured Division
headed by General Leclerc is reported
to have entered the capital. This division
fought hard in the American Third Army
which is advancing a 50 miles front
between the outskirts of Paris and Sens
southeast of the city. Marseilles had also
been freed by the French patriots. Some
Germans are still holding out in
the Toulon dock area.
An American armoured
spearhead has reached Grenoble and is
advancing on Lyon. There is still no
confirmation of reports that a landing
was made in the Bordeaux area.
In Normandy the remnants of the
German 7th Army are threatened with
another rap before they reach the
Lower Seine.
King Michael of Romania has
announced his country's decision
to capitulate. He says Romania
has accepted armistice terms offered
by the Allies and will now fight on the
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