Normandy clash advances near Caen and St Lo
British Second Army fights near the Odon bridgehead south of Caen as Germans resist. American troops push toward St Lo within two miles and advance along the Carentan Periers road. Reports say heavy counter attacks, but Allied forces gain ground and push toward the Orne and Caen area amid intense artillery barrages.
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Caen
Orne River
ST. LO
Carentan-Periers
la Haye
Donald Monson
Caen-Evrecy
Arach Tal
Etl
Faubroug de
Faubroug de Vascelles
Hood
Armen
Rommel
Normandy
France
United Press
Ocon
Pres
Americ
Fierce Odor Fighting on Odon Front Stiffens Counter Attacks
German resistance on the Odon front stiffens as counter attacks fail to dislodge Allied advances. Canadians seize Rocrenw and Loulveny while British armor and artillery blunt waves of German assaults. Allied planners consider flanking from the southwest as Cherbourg docks and shipping facilities prepare for invasion use.
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Odon Front
Lacs
Reuter
Archon
Ogelist
Bit Oden and
Corrie
Monty Praises Normandy Troops In Personal Message
General Montgomery lauds Allied soldiers in Normandy for a great task as fighting continues. He notes 4000 prisoners captured and describes the German pressure to break the Allied line while the road ahead remains firm and secure.
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Londnow
Normandy
Montgomery
Keeploe
Nazi Petrol Trains Hit In Normandy Test
A Paris to New York Times report says Allied air forces destroyed sufficient petrol to test German Normandy forces for 15 days. About 460 Flying Fortresses reportedly destroyed three German tankers at Gennevilliers, disrupting civilian fuel use and forcing conversions to charcoal. Rail transport in France was severely disrupted and Mosquito bombers attacked Berlin amid mine-laying operations.
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New York
Normandy
Paris
New York Times
Stockholm
Genne- Villers
France
Berlin
U S Friendship Will Live On Celebrated in Canberra
In Canberra on Independence Day President Footne praised Australia’s Prime Minister Curlint and shared in the observance with thousands of American soldiers. He said the celebrations symbolize shared bonds and common purpose and expressed confidence that the friendship and collaboration will endure through the years.
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Canberra
Curlint
Australia
Footneyell
Gay
Freighter raised after Milne Bay salvage effort
A sunken freighter at Milne Bay was raised and towed 1750 miles to Sydney. Fourteen divers under Chief Diver J McAllister planned and executed the complex operation, sealing and pumping the vessel and using 70 buoyancy barges to lift it for surface recovery. Captain J Willian directed the overall salvage as Captain J Fant led the Northern Territory salvage effort.
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Milne Bay
Sydney
Commonwealth Salvage Boards
J. McAllister
J. P. Willian
Northern Territory
J. Fant
More Coal or Use Less Coal in Canberra Test
Prime Minister Curtin warned that Australia must either obtain more coal or reduce consumption as northern New South Wales coal stoppages threaten supply. He noted he had not proposed curbs on coal usage but signaled possible cabinet discussions on coal priorities if shortages persist.
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Canberra
Curtin
New South Wales
Mr. Curtin
Alexander in U K visit to discuss Italy and policy
General Alexander lands in London on July 11 for consultations with officials and press about Italy and broader strategy. The trip aims to coordinate British and allied positions during ongoing tensions in Europe.
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London
Taly
General Alexander
England
Courant
Blag
Caen Burns Before Doom in Cannoned Fire
Fires burned Caen just before buildings were shattered by a concentrated Lancaster bomber attack opening the way for occupation by British and Canadian troops last Sunday. The image shows a docked river port scene with official AAP photo credit Pailli.
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Caen
AAP Pailli
Germans fall to Tommy gun fire after singing Lili Marlene
Five German ration party members riding a moonlit road in Italy were lured by the song Lili Marlene. While some hummed the tune, three British soldiers hid behind a hedge and opened fire, killing five and forcing the rest to flee, allowing a British capture of one.
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Ondon
Italy
Lili Marlene
8Th Army
Army gains in Italy contest described in Allied communique
Allied reports from the Mediterranean front say the Eighth Army repulsed counter-attacks south of Arezzo while advancing near Volterra and Leghorn. The Fifth Army drives toward Leghorn as German resistance stiffens. Air forces attacked rail yards and communications in northern Italy, with bombers and fighter-bombers supporting ground troops.
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Arezzo
I ‘Heir
Ail Aroyy Tress
Bie
Volterra
Lajaden
Leghorn
Oops
Adriatic
Milan
Ttaly
Italy
Mediterranean Air Forces
Reuter
Fifth Army
Amo
Gothic Line
Landings on Guam and Rota Near
Special AP report says pre invasion bombardment of Cam and Rota has begun with warships and carrier aircraft intensifying strikes just south of Saipan in the Marianas. Navy communique notes landings can be expected soon as Saipan conquest nears completion.
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Wington
A.A.P
Cam
Rota
Navy
Saipan
Marianas
Pearl Warbour
Sanday
Guam
Fanaticism and pacific war costs in Saipan battle
The New York Times editorial likens Japanese fanaticism to a plow under wartime fears. It argues Americans prefer to live and fight another day, with campaigns planned for maximum weaponry and minimum risk. Journal American expert notes Navy and air power alone cannot finish Japan.
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New York Times
Saipan
Pacific
Washington
Japan
New York Journal American
Karl von Whegand
MacArthur
Southwest Pacific
Red Corday Kills Nazi Figure in White Russia
A Daily Express report describes a Russian female guerrilla likened to Charlotte Corday assassinating Wilhelm Kube, a Nazi Party founder and chief of white slave trade in White Russia. The mission triggered German reprisals, with mass killings of Russians and unreported capture of the shooter. The piece notes 70,000 guerrillas in White Russia, 15 percent women, and three years of German pressure.
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SAPON
Charlotte Corday
Wilhelm Kube
Kube
Daily Express E
White
Russia
Daily Express
Marat
England Still Taking It During Air Raids
London and southern counties endured continued bombing as anti-aircraft batteries shot down several flying bombs. A bomb missed a street by a fighter, killing women nearby and injuring others, while another blast shattered a school causing glass injuries to pupils and strewn debris across classrooms.
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London
German Officers in POW Camp Struck by Bomb
Special German officers in a London POW camp were disturbed by a flying bomb that toppled three trees but left them unscathed. After breakfast they met and drafted a plan to transfer their quarters to a new site, calling for the move.
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London
Hitler
Germany Faces Certain Defeat Says Washington Agency
New York July 11 Special the Washington Economic Administration declares Germany faces a substantial certainty of defeat by year end 1944 or 1945 with war material expenditures exceeding production and a reserve equal to one year’s output. The report notes German industry remains formidable but has exhausted margins for greater exertion.
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New York
Germany
Washington Economic Administration
Escaped RAF Officer Embry’s WWII Escape Feats Admired
Air Vice Marshal Basil Edward Embry, a senior Allied officer and escaped prisoner of war, reportedly fled in 1940 after stealing Keitel’s overcoat, disguised as a peasant witnessed Hitler’s entry into Paris, knocked out guards, hid in a refuse dump, and cycled to the Spanish frontier. He earned a second DSO and now commands an RAF group.
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Oncon
Basil Edward Embry
Keitel
Hitler
Paris
D.S.O
R.A.F
R.A.F. Group
Luftwaffe well cut up by Allied raids says Leigh-Mallory
London reports Air Chief Marshal Sir Trafford Leigh-Mallory asserts air supremacy and vows to disrupt German communications rather than focus on fighting their air force. He notes Allied attacks in Normandy force German units to retreat behind front lines, train disruptions, and widespread equipment disorder.
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London
France
Trafford Leigh-Mallory
Leigh-Mallory
Montgomery Hesne
Britain
Normandy
Curtin promises on regulations and parliamentary reform
Curtin outlined plans for a new parliamentary session to give the Opposition broad chances to review administration and raise issues not covered in the Governor General's speech. He urged more frequent prorogation debate, commented on censorship and referendum tactics, and signaled a fuller account of his Britain and America visit during the Address-in-Reply. The Country Party weighs a new debate on food policy next week.
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Mr. Curtin
Lord Gaw- Mey
Mankiy
Glven
Ceal
Curtin
Britain
America
Movitver
Gourstrument
Mr. Curtin Selec
Country Party
Noemfoor Japs Nearly Done
Allied forces report the Japanese on Noemfoor Island nearly driven from the ground. Despite tunnel and cave resistance in upland areas, patrols with mortars and flame throwers press the retreat, while landing craft deliver supplies to beaches as RAAF and American units repair airfields for operations in the Carolines Raided region.
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Red Army Drives Deep Into Lithuanian and Pripet Fronts
Moscow reports the Red Army advancing past the Lithuanian border near Dvinsk and nearing Baltic Sea access, with gains south toward Grodno and Pinsk, and tightening control around Minsk’s eastern German pockets. Prisoners and German generals are captured as the Soviet push continues across the Pripet Marshes toward Piask and Taminets, signaling the collapse of a major German salient.
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Bialystok
Brest Latewsk
Slonim
Baranovichi
Luninets
Pinsk
Lawkuyg
CPM
Red Army
Efaunas
Lithuania
Ret
Moscow
Dvinsk
Baltic Sea
Grodno
Fisloscok
Prussia
Pripet
Piask
Pimsk
Minsk
Ashe
Muller
Garmin
Klamm
Triandy
Pripet Marshes
Moreno
Fuarther
No General German Resistance Front Amid Russian Push
A foreign military analysis notes no united German front formation, with troops likely moved north to bolster von Bock’s crumbling lines as Russians advance toward East Prussia. Reports from Moscow and Stockholm describe renewed Baltic offensives, fallen rail lines, and the German press hinting at a harder defensive battle.
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Tians
Captain Falls
von Bosch
East Prussia
First Baltic Front
Polotsk
Reyvlers
Brest
Litovsk
Oranyismath
Vilna
Baltic
Reuter
Moscow
Aar
Daily Mail
Stockholm
German War Ministry
Queensland Butter Output Seen At Record July Pace
Queensland dairy authorities project butter production this July to reach 65 000 boxes or less, a record low yield for July. The rate of production remains the key factor in restoring the butter ration to Box. Details continue on Page 3.
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Queensland
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