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troops are 20 miles up the river Epte. General
Eisenhower today at his press conference in
London spoke about the battle of Paris.
The status of General Bradley is now equal to
that of General Montgomery. Montgomery
is dealing with the Germans on the left and
Bradley with them in the centre. General
Eisenhower said Montgomery was a
great personal friend and one of the great
soldiers of this or any other war.
The so called parade in Paris was not a
parade at all but a march through.
85 days after D-day we are well ahead of what
we expected after 90 days. He also had a
special word of praise for the "Maquis".
If the Germans withdrew quickly to the
Siegfried line he said there might be a battle
there. Moreover he still kept to what he
prophesied a year ago that Germany
could be beaten this year. In the South
of France the Germans are in flight between
Valence and Lyon. 12 miles south of
Laval east of the Rhone we destroyed 2000
lorries, 110 guns and a number of
horse drawn vehicles. The small island
of Cézembre was bombed today by
Halifaxes. It lies off St. Malo and Marauders
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