29/8/1944. 1.= pm.
Vitry-sur-Seine has been captured. We are 20 miles from
Soissons and closing in on Brest from 3 sides.
Our aircraft were active last night attacking
transport from the battle area to Metz and
Strasbourg. 3 ammunition trains were
blown up and fuel and ammunition dumps
were also attacked. Life in Paris is getting back to
normal. 90 food lorries reached the capital
yesterday with 750 tons of food. Today the Parisians
get their first meat rations. Horse meat which
will have to last for a week.
At Toulon and Marseilles the Germans have
surrendered. At Marseilles the surrender is
unconditional. The Rhone has been crossed in
several places and French troops have advanced
west of the Rhone through Nîmes. We are 20 miles
north of Avignon. Cagnes and Vence has been
entered. The Russians are moving into
Romania over a front of 200 miles. The Danube
has been crossed. Sulina on the mouth of the
Danube Delta occupied. 1400 men have
surrendered. Tulcea has also been captured
and across the Carpathians Russian troops
are only 40 miles from Brașov (Kronstadt).
The Russians captured 11000 prisoners yesterday
and the German forces encircled near the
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