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Beauvais and Reims areas as well as on both banks
of the Seine. German retreating columns are going
bumper to bumper. In the South Montélimar
has been reached and Valence is in our hands.
15000 Germans try to withdraw east of the Rhone
toward Lyon which is in the hands of the Maquis.
American troops have got to the outskirts of
Nice. 7000 prisoners were taken and the total
is now well over 30000. In Marseilles fighting
flared up again. The Russians have won the
battle for Romania. They are right through
to Galatz gap. Outside Galatz Focșani
has also been captured. The capture of Galatz
is a considerable success. The place has 100.000
inhabitants and a great port. The Russians
used amphibious tanks to cross a lake.
4 German Generals were captured. The
Russians now have 32 of these. Outside Praga
near Warsaw the Russians repelled more
German counterattacks. They greatly broadened
their thrust separating the German armies in
Latvia and Estonia. The American heavies
yesterday also attacked targets in Denmark and
planes from Italy 2 targets in Silesia.
There is a lull in flying bomb attacks since yesterday
morning.
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