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the Moselle in North Eastern France.
Today's air attacks were in and around
Berlin and Hamburg. Lancasters went
to the Ruhr. Escorting Mustangs and
Thunderbolts shot up 2 German seaplane
basis and other airbases on the Baltic.
36 seaplanes were destroyed. 23 other
German planes were also destroyed.
19 bombers and 10 fighters were lost.
Major Erskine also said that Belgian
coalmines were in good order. In Belgium
units as our pioneer corps are being
formed. The Russians report good news
today. They entered Hungary the last
German ally in Europa. South of the
Danube considerable German forces
have been encircled. Russian troops
are 50 miles over the Hungarian
frontier in some places. The attack
in Northern Lithuania is on a large
scale and the one north of Warsaw
a strong one. 90 German tanks were
knocked out yesterday and also 7
planes shot down. A small mixed
force of Greek and British forces landed
on the island of Samos. near the Turkish
coast the Germans cleared out a week
ago leaving a thousand Italians behind
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