28/8/1944. 9.= am.
Allied forces are massing along 200 miles of the
Seine. American forces have reached the river
Marne 15 miles beyond Paris. The Allies are
extending their hold on the 4 bridgeheads over the Seine
west of the capital.
American patrols of the 7th Army are said to
have reached the Swiss frontier south of Geneva.
Mopping up operations in Marseilles continue.
Toulon has been completely liberated.
General Eisenhower has visited Paris. There
was fighting in the streets of Paris yesterday.
Yesterday RAF heavy bombers made their first
large scale attack on Germany in daylight.
Spitfires went with them to the synthetic
oil plants at Hamburg Meerbeck.
American heavies attacked targets in North
West Germany. Last night RAF Mosquitoes
attacked Mannheim.
The Russians have captured the Danube
port of Galatz. They are now about 60
miles from Ploesti and just over 70 miles
from Bucharest. Yesterday the Russians
captured 18000 Germans and the Romanians
12000 more.
In Italy the Germans are falling back
toward the main Gothic line defences.
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