WW2 War Diary for Saturday, August 12, 1944:
WESTERN FRONT
German 7th Army withÂdrawing from Mortain-Vire sector towards Argentan and Falaise.
PLUTO pipeline in operation between Island of Wight and Cherbourg.
AIR WAR
Europe: Italian-based US bombers attack Bordeaux-Merignac airÂfield, then fly on to Britain.
DIPLOMACY
Churchill meets Tito.