Order of the Day August 27 1944

Order of the Day, August 27, 1944
Order of the Day, addressed to Army-General Malinovsky, announces that troops of the Second Ukrainian Front, as a result of a vigorous attack by tank formations and infantry, carried by storm the towns and large communications centres of Focsani and Romnicul-Sarat (Rymnik), important strongpoints of the German defences. The Order mentions 28 commanders of tankmen,
troops, artillerymen, airmen, sappers and signallers whose units and formations have distinguished themselves. A saint of 20 salvoes was fired from 224 Moscow guns.