tuesday, june 27, 1944

my dearest kitty,

the mood has changed, everything's going enormously well. cherbourg, vitebsk and zhlobin fell today. they're sure to have captured lots of men and equipment. five german generals were killed near cherbourg and two taken captive. now that they've got a harbor, the british can bring whatever they want on shore. the whole cotentin peninsula has been captured just three weeks after the invasion! what a feat!

in the three weeks since d day there hasn't been a day without rain and storms, neither here nor in france, but this bad luck hasn't kept the british and the americans from displaying their might. and how! of course, the germans have launched their wonder weapon, but a little firecracker like that won't hardly make a dent, except maybe minor damage in england and screaming headlines in the kraut newspapers. anyway, when they realize in "krautland" that the bolsheviks really are getting closer, they'll be shaking in their boots.

all german women who aren't working for the military are being evacuated, together with their children, from the coastal regions to the provinces of groningen, friesland and gelderland. mussert* [* the leader of the dutch national socialist (nazi) party] has announced that if the invasion reaches holland, he'll enlist. is that fat pig planning to fight? he could have done that in russia long before now. finland turned down a peace offer some time ago, and now the negotiations have been broken off again. those numbskulls, they'll be sorry!

how far do you think we'll be on july 27?

yours, anne m. fran

k