Invasion Phase One Ends As Allies Secure Foothold
Allied forces completed the first phase of the European invasion with about 150,000 German troops resisting along a 100 mile front from the Seine Estuary to Cherbourg. Air and naval efforts supported the push toward Caen Bayeux and Carentan as Allied lines consolidated.
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Objective Paris By Bastille Day
Veterans from the 1940 Battle of France foresee Allied forces in Paris by Bastille Day as France celebrates. Ernest Bauer in France-Amerique notes veterans confident in rapid moves from beachheads to the 120 miles to Paris. Churchill cautions MPs against expecting a quick settlement.
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House of Commons
Liberated Bayeux First of Many
Eyewitness accounts describe great joy in Bayeux France the first city to be liberated in western Europe by Allied troops. Crowds cheered as detachments marched through narrow streets with cries of God save the King Vive Tommy and Vive Amerique. Cafes reopened as pianists played patriotic tunes marking the day and the tricolor being hoisted again.
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Shuttlebombing marks new Allied Russian ties in war
Dispatches describe U S and Soviet cooperation in NATO era style as American bombers flew from Italian bases to targets in Germany and Romania with Russian fighters aboard part of the mission. The push fuels Rome area operations as Fifth Army seizes prisoners while the Eighth Army clashes north west of the capital and the Vatican maintains neutrality.
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Typhus Conquered by Vaccine and DDT, Army Claims
Brig. Gen. Leon Fox reports typhus removed from U S soldiers, due to a new vaccine and DDT. In agriculture, fruit crops rise with peaches up about 150 percent and apples likely six percent larger than last year, per United Fresh Fruit and Vegetable association officials.
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U. S
William Grafitt
United Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Association
Graffitt
Biak Island Luftwaffe Airfield Falls to MacArthur Forces
General MacArthur's troops stormed and captured the Mokmer airdrome on Biak Island on the 13th day of the Schoutens invasion, giving the Allies a base within 880 miles of the Philippines and within fighter range of Palau and the western Carolines. American forces cleared the beachhead, moved behind enemy lines, and advanced toward Boroke airfield as part of a broader Biak operation alongside other field targets sought by the Sixth Army. In Washington, War Production Board chairman Donald Nelson warned industry that postwar work must come from private initiative, not government job guarantees, as 8,900 airplanes monthly production meets peacetime needs and a lean government pump remains.
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Pay Increase for Foot Soldiers in War Bill
War Secretary Stimson and Rep May introduce legislation to boost infantry pay. Skilled infantrymen would gain 5 to 10 dollars monthly. expert badge holders 5 dollars. combat badge holders 10 dollars. Annual cost projected at 55 to 71 million dollars. Stimson notes infantry casualties are the highest across branches, citing North Africa and Italy where infantry suffered 70 percent of casualties from 19.6 percent of forces.
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May
House Military Affairs Committee
Italy
Farm Machinery Restrictions Loosened for Small Firms
War Production Board allows unlimited manufacture of farm machinery and parts by small firms under 100 workers using surplus materials and AA4 rated components. Applies to West Coast or Group 1 labor areas, with broader eligibility elsewhere. Director Johnson orders cancellation of all nonwar conventions and nonessential civilian travel due to invasion impact. Military may commandeer transport space for casualties.
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J. M. Johnson
ODT
Army
Ground Commander Omar Bradley Invasion Day Portrait
Closeup study of Lieut. Gen. Omar Bradley, commander of United States ground forces in the European invasion. The photograph shows him aboard a vessel on the first day of the invasion, detailing his leadership role and presence during D Day activities.
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