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Wardell read the news but due to insufficient
light I could not take down everything.
The German was still upstairs as he has his
day off today and hangs about the house
all afternoon and evening. Growing
battles are reported from Holland. The
Germans counterattacked northwest
of Nijmegen but our rocket firing typhoons
attacked their tanks etc.
Big battles will have to be fought to break
through the German crust. The Germans
reported Frank Gillard are hand to mouth
with men and weapons and they use
flak artillery 88 m/m but these guns are
getting warm too fast. Northeast of
Nancy a German counterattack was
thrown back. French troops are advancing
in the Belfort gap. Calais has been liberated
but mopping up in the cellars may go on
for another day or so. 11500 tons of bombs
were dropped on its defences in a week's
time. Mosquitoes last night attacked
transport in the Ruhr and the North of
Holland and also carried out an
attack in Hamburg. a 4000 ton supply
ship was sunk off the N. German coast by
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