This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 2 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1945
Page
4
A disrupted OCR fragment recounts Allied troops staving off German forces during D Day operations near St Leu, with improvised support from cooks and MPs. The incomplete text mentions the Second Infantry Division and persistent combat actions against German shellfire, highlighting repeated frontline engagements.
A compact wartime recap notes the Indian Head division’s role in Normandy including St Lo and the breakthrough, its advance into Germany by VE Day, and its arrival in Czechoslovakia. It also mentions Pfc Bill Reeter’s grenade tossing on Okinawa with Company E, 381st Regiment, and a note about postwar fur trade protection and a quip about who returns to the kitchen. It closes with a submarine lead and Monte Carlo gambling restrictions.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.