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reached Westkapelle. The English papers
contain photographs of the breaches in
the dyke. North of Aachen General Hodges'
men are making slow progress. They have
come up to heavy artillery fire but pushed
on another mile near Stolberg.
Southeast of Aachen a German counterattack
has been slung back. Fighting still
takes place round Metz. From
east of Nancy to Belfort stiff local
engagements are being fought. Last
night barges between Cologne and the
Zuyderzee were being shot up. A strong
force of escorted Lancasters bombed
Wilhelmshafen this morning. 1 Lancaster
is missing. More than 1000 Flying Fortresses
and Liberators attacked marshalling yards
at Cologne and 3 airfields in Western
Germany this morning. They were escorted
by between 500 and 750 long range
fighters, on account of clouds results
could not be seen. Wellingtons
and Avengers of Coastal Command
last night bombed shipping off the Dutch
coast. After landing earlier on Greek
islands and in Albania British forces
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