Fifth Army Pushes Into Rome After River Crossing
Allied forces drive across the Tiber as Fifth Army nears Rome with French troops capturing Tivoli and thousands more Germans surrender. Clark’s men extend a broad advance north and west of the capital while rail lines in northern Italy face continued Allied air strikes.
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Naples
Rome
Fifth Army
Tiber
United Nations
Italy
Bulletin
Tivoli
Avezzano Road
Highway 5
Eternal City
Fifth
Mark W. Clark
Vatican City
Albert Kesselring
Apenine
Po Valley
France
Mediterranean Air Force
Eisenhower Credits Soldiers At Preinvasion Press Conference
New York June 6 Allied reporters in a small tent heard General Eisenhower praise the common soldiers for the invasion plan. NBC’s Merrill Mueller quoted Ike as calm, confident, and focused on the troops and staff who prepared the mission. Ike spoke to paratroopers, asking quick questions and wishing them luck before the assault.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
NBC
Merrill Mueller
Eisenhower
Mueller
Parachustists
Ike
Tke
Brazzaville
France
4000 Vessels Form Crushing Prelude to Landings in France
A vast allied naval force led by Rear Admiral Alan Goodrich Kirk and Rear Admiral Morton L. Deyo aided American and British troops in a Normandy style assault. The 4000-ship armada included battleships and cruisers, with the Nevada and Augusta key command vessels. Losses were reported as very light despite heavy bombardment before landings at Le Havre and surrounding coast sections.
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France
James M. Long
London
United States Navy
Nevada
Washington
Roosevelt
U. S
Alan Goodrich Kirk
Augusta
Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
Tuscaloosa
Morton L. Deyo
Paris
Cherbourg
Dwight D. Eisenhower
High Command
Strins
U.S
Pearl Harbor
U.S. S. Augusta
Churchill
Alan G. Kirk
Morton L. Devo
U. S. Ninth Air Force
Allied planes launch invasion assault with 11000 aircraft
London reports 11000 first line planes aiding the Allied invasion of Europe. About 10000 tons of bombs cleared the coast as only a few German fighters rose to oppose. American Eighth Air Force and RAF heavy bombers joined in dawn sorties. Goering claimed Luftwaffe fight was hampered by visibility. CBS noted some clashes and low cloud cover.
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Europe
Churchill
Eighth Airforce
Reich Marshal
Goering
Deday
France
Berlin
CBS
Supreme Headquarters, Allied Expeditionary Force
British Bomber Command
Allied landing reports stir Ankara amid neutrality stance
Ankara reports possible allied landing in Peloponnesus sparking interest but no official confirmation. A high source notes such a landing would not alter Turkey's neutrality now. Turkish roads remain closed to foreigners as the army conducts maneuvers. Opening of the western front is discussed with interest.
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Peloponnesus
Island of Pelops
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Corinth
Balkan
Turkey
Europe
Republican Wing Triumphs in New York Special Elections
In New York City two special congressional races split party lines. Ellsworth B Buck, Republican, defeated Democrat Thomas Cantwell 14269 to 10764 in the 11th district covering Staten Island and part of Lower Manhattan. In the 4th district Brooklyn, Democrat John Rooney backed by the American Labor Party won easily 4860 to 1850 over Republican William Nolan.
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New York City
Ellsworth B. Buck
Thomas W. Cantwell
Staten Island
Lower Manhattan
U. S
James A. O'Leary
Buck
Thomas J. Curran
New York County Republican Committee
Fourt
Brooklyn
John J. Rooney
American Labor Party
William G. Nolan
Churchill reports D-Day landings advancing with light losses
London reports Prime Minister Churchill says allied troops have penetrated inland from the French coast and that the operation is proceeding satisfactorily with far less loss than expected. He cites airborne landings and broad front lodgments as the invasion continues under Eisenhower.
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London
Churchill
France
Supreme Headquarters
Dwight D. Eisenhower
George VI
United States Heavy Bombers Strike Romanian Air Field
Scores of U S heavy bombers escorted by fighters roared from a Soviet base and targeted the Galati air drome in Romania. The raid marked the first American action from shuttle bases in Russian territory as Berlin radio cited battles between Nazi fighters and Mediterranean allied forces.
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U. S
Soviet Union
United States
Galati
Romania
London
Berlin
Roosevelt Leads Nation In Prayer On D-Day Broadcast
President Roosevelt delivered a prayer from the White House during the D-Day invasion, asking divine aid for Allied forces and the cause of freedom. He described the operation as “up to schedule,” cautioned against overconfidence, and noted initial naval and air losses while dispatches reached Congress and the public.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Europe
White House
Anna Boettiger
John Boettiger
Farlier
Rome
United States
France
Churchill
Berlin
Congress
Navy Liberator crash kills 18 at Camp Kearny
Eighteen Navy men died and 12 were injured when a Liberator bomber crashed into buildings at Camp Kearny auxiliary air station on Kearny Mesa San Diego. Seven were seriously hurt and five hospitalized. Of the twelve aboard the plane two escaped with serious injuries and one with minor injuries. Others were nearby stationed personnel.
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San Diego
Calif
Camp Kearny Auxiliary Air Station
Kearny Mesa
11Th Naval District
Prayer services set for tonight across two city churches
Two invasion week community prayer services are arranged by the Bluefield Ministerial Association and will be held tonight at 8 o'clock in two city sections. The First Baptist Church at Mercer and Duhring streets and Westminster Presbyterian Church at Albemarle and Washington streets host the services with cooperation from association members. Residents are asked to attend the service of their choice.
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Bluefield Ministerial Association
First Baptist Church
Mercer and
Duhring Streets
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Albemarle
Washington Streets
Ministerial Association
Invasion At A Glance Advances Across Normandy Coast
Landings spread along 100 miles of the Cherbourg to Le Havre coast with tanks and infantry moving inland. Beachhead 15 miles long and several kilometers deep south of Le Havre. paratroopers reported in Caen and Rouen. Churchill Montgomery and Roosevelt express optimism. Allied air and naval forces pound defenses and ferry thousands of troops. Casualties light on beaches. weather fairing wind and falling barometer.
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Associated Press
Normandy
Cherbourg
le Havre
Caen
Rouen
Churchill
Bernard L. Montgomery
Roosevelt
Supreme Command
France
West Wall
U. S
Nevada
Mass Labor Walkouts Idle Thousands Across U.S.
Controversies keep more than 15,000 workers from duties as 3,000 end walkouts on D-Day. 12,000 idle at Wright Aeronautical in Ohio with engines halted. CIO and company spokesmen clash over race mingling and seek end to stalemate. Other sites include Canton Cantons Timken, Old Hickory Tennessee Du Pont rayon, Mt. Pleasant Tennessee Victor Chemical, Lockport New York Simonds Saw and Steel, and 60 truck drivers with 800 production impact.
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C. G. Hussey ‘Steel
Pittsburgh
Army and Navy
Wright Aeronautical
Lockland
Ohio
Company
CIO
U. S. Conciliation Service
War Labor Board
Timken Roller Bearing Company
Canton
du Pont Rayon
Old Hickory
Temn
AFL
Victor Chemical Works
Mt. Pleasant
Tenn
Lockport
N. Y
Simonds Saw and Steel Company
Yanks advance on Mokmer airfield in Dutch New Guinea
Allied headquarters report advancing units breached defenses along cliffs near the Mokmer airfield on Biek in Schouten islands. Japanese losses include 107 killed in a Sunday counterattack and more than 380 killed or captured in separate Hollandia operations. Air action saw several enemy planes downed or forced away.
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Mokmer
Biek
Schouten Islands
Philippines
Maffin Bay
Dutch New Guinea
Hollandiannape
Schoutens
Geelvink Bay
Invasion Beachhead Expands Across 100 Miles Front
Allied forces pressed inland after securing beaches along a 100 mile front from Cherbourg to Le Havre. Churchill and Eisenhower praised progress with light casualties as reinforcements, naval support, and air power kept the advance steady despite rough Channel weather. Reports placed Caen as a focal point with combats near the Orne river. raids extended to Barfleur and Bayeux regions while German broadcasts claimed limited landings elsewhere. The USS Nevada and other US ships supported the operation as heavy air sorties totaled in the thousands.
Invasion Briefs From Across The Front June 6 7
War briefs report Eisenhower denying Brazzaville claims of bases in France while Stimson expresses surprise at invasion start. Tito partisans claim capture of six towns in western and eastern Bosnia with heavy German losses as operations align with Allied landings. Num erology notes mark the six hour sixth day of the invasion.
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London
Eisenhower
Western
Europe
England
AEF
Brazzaville
Mmander
France
Marshal Tito
Yusoslavry
Bosnia
Skjue
Arzano
Belgrade
Denver
Germans Report Heavy Fighting Invasion Briefs
Berlin radio quoted high command saying fighting in Cherbourg Le Havre area is in full swing and on the northern coast heavy fighting continues. They claim some enemy troops are sealed off near the mouth and that airborne units south of Le Havre were annihilated as Anglo American resistance remains fierce.
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Berlin
Cherbourg-Le Havre
France
A Sorne
le Havre
St. Joseph Publisher Seeks DNB Bulletin Rates
H. D. Bradley of the St. Joseph News-Press asked the German Nazi news agency DNB for rates after its early invasion bulletin. The inquiry came as headlines from London reported the invasion of the French coast.
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France
London
H. D. Bradley
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