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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1944
Page
11
Allied forces led by General Eisenhower land on the Normandy coast in the largest assault on Europe’s shores. British, American, and Canadian troops push inland as air and sea bombardments soften defenses, with feints and paratroopers signaling the massive operation.
Allied forces have crossed the channel in a vast operation involving thousands of ships and air力量. Prime Minister Churchill announced that massed air landings behind German lines supported a major invasion of Europe with Rome’s liberation noted as a turning point.
D Day services planned across Light Point churches at 10 o clock. Dr Excelle Rozzelle chair of the ministerial association says every provision should be made so all who wish to attend can go. Governor J M Broughton urged churches to open and permit workers to attend when possible.
Former President Herbert Hoover spoke from the Waldorf Astoria in New York at 5 a.m. stating that the end of German tyranny is on the way and expressing faith in Allied troops and prayers for their safety after learning of the Allied landings on the French coast.
General Eisenhower declares on air that the Allied invasion of Europe has begun and urges Europeans to be patient and prepared. He calls on patriots to follow leaders and refrain from premature uprisings until the signal to rise is given. France and occupied nations are urged to maintain discipline.
A sequence of Allied and German broadcasts from 12 37 a m to 3 40 a m outlines the start of D Day operations. Reports place Le Havre bombarded Caen as a main center, and Eisenhower warning of a new phase with inland advance.
Allied Expeditionary Force reveals the war’s great secret hatched early this year. Hitler would have sacrificed millions to learn it, yet today he was given it free of charge. The secret is D-day and H-hour, the precise day and hour of the Allied assault.
The War department’s main offices in the Pentagon were fully staffed and active as the long awaited invasion of Europe began. General George C Marshall remained at his desk throughout, aside from a brief visit to the Soviet embassy to receive the Order of Suvorov from Ambassador Gromyko. The operations section, Signal Corps, and military intelligence were intensely busy in a night dark building.
News of the Allied invasion of Europe reached New York with calm in Times Square and across the city. Crowds gathered to listen to radio bulletins while workers at Bendix Aviation cheered. Mayor La Guardia urged keeping to duties and planned a mass prayer at Madison Square. Churches and war plants announced D-day services.
An editorial notes hundreds of thousands of young Americans began the invasion of Normandy. It urges readers to offer prayers for the men and success of the mission, suggesting attendance at church or personal prayer to seek divine aid.
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