The Bulgarian armistice proceedings
in Cairo have been suspended following
the fall of the Bulgarian Government.
In the South West Pacific Allied aircraft
have sunk a Japanese freighter and
damaged a second in another raid on
shipping off Celebes.
British Coastal guns opened up on
enemy shipping in the Straits of Dover
during the night and the German guns
replied. Our guns fired about 230 rounds
all told.
RAF Mosquitoes attacked Bremen last night.
2.9.1944. 1.= pm. Wardell
4 great Allied thrusts are closing on the
Belgian and German frontiers.
The Germans made some stand in the
forest of Compiègne but according to
the latest reports we are through the forest.
Le Tréport has been occupied and we are
2 miles from Abbeville.
The Belgian frontier has been reached north
of Sedan and the German fortress of Metz
in Alsace-Lorraine is being threatened
by the Americans. Notwithstanding ground
haze and thunderstorms our planes were
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