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southwest of Brussels. All planes returned.
French troops have taken Marseilles where a
substantial number of prisoners was taken.
There is still street fighting in Toulon.
Salon-de-Provence has been captured and our troops are
within 20 miles of Avignon. In the South of
France the Germans are in full retreat.
In the Adriatic sector in Italy Polish and
Italian troops are firmly on the banks of
the Metauro. Indian troops made
considerable advances too. Patrols were
active round Florence. Mediterranean
aircraft made 1900 flights including attacks
on Vienna. 54 planes were destroyed and
29 were lost. Members of the Waffen SS according
to Swiss radio encircled Hotel du Parc in
Vichy where Petain could write a farewell
message. This was handed to two diplomats.
The message is vague and uncertain.
Vichy itself is in the hands of the F.F.I.
The Germans made no mention about
Romania. Swiss radio says that Antonescu
has fled to Germany. In the South the Russian
two armies are only 50 miles apart and
60 miles from Galatz. Akkerman has been
taken. On the Eastern front there is little
change except in Southern Poland. Dębica
20 miles east of Tarnów has been captured.
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