Allies Overtake Nazis in Italy Near Orsogna Push
Nazi forces in Italy retreat northward as the Fifth Army advances about 15 miles daily toward Col. Gen. Eberhard Mackensen’s 14th Army. In fierce fighting around the town of Orsogna 13 miles northeast of Pescara, Allied units take battle-wrecked towns and push across the Foro River while Eighth Army also makes progress.
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the Fifth
Rome
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Fifth Army
Tish
Eighth Army
Orsogna
Guardiagrele
Ico
Filetto
Allied push in Normandy eyes Cherbourg as first objective
War Today reports that the invasion’s initial Allied aim appears to be Cherbourg on the Normandy peninsula. While Cherbourg may fall soon, the broader plan for the push toward Berlin remains unclear as Eisenhower weighs reserves and future timing.
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Reat
Cherbourg
Normandy
France
Neral Eisenhower
Berlin
Eisenhower
Russia
Balkans
Italy
Rome
Broughton Seeks Democratic Vice Presidential Nomination
Governor J. Melville Broughton of North Carolina announced his candidacy for the Democratic vice presidential nomination in New York. He asserted the nation will reelect Roosevelt and argued for state management of postwar public works to empower local control and appeal to southern Democrats over federal encroachment.
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New York
J. Melville Broughton
North Carolina
Roosevelt
Broughton
Eton
Oklahoma
Kentucky
West Virginia
Wright Employes Discharged After Four Day Strike
Cincinnati June 10 The Wright Aeronautical Corp reports 600 employees discharged for alleged participation in a four day strike that idle 15 000 workers and halted engine production at the Lockland plant. The company ultimatum required returns by Friday midnight or loss of pay. Local UAW CIO president Spitzmiller said the union backs the company and that those who left did so without protection.
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Cincinnati
Wright Aeronautical Corp
Lockland
John M. Baker
War Manpower Commission
French Rising To Throw Off German Yoke
French resistance to the Germans is growing with sabotage and insurrection across France. Allied headquarters report villages offer information and aid, while front-line dispatches detail multiple blows against the Nazis. unrest also spreads in the German Reich.
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Ned Nordness
London
France
German Reich
Soviets Hold Silence As Nazis Guess
Berlin and Moscow traded claims over a major Soviet offensive on the Karelian Isthmus and other fronts. Soviet communique reports limited penetrations with heavy losses to the enemy, while German commentators speculated on a broader eastern front blow and possible diversions near Pskov Tar nopol and the Carpathian passes.
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Karelian
Leningrad
Berlin
Iip Leeportean
Lasi
Romania
Red Army
Stanislawow
Poland
Karelia
Sia
von Olberg
Pskov
Ostrov
Baltic Countries
Tarnopol
Carpathian
Oslo
Vitebsk
Latvia
Lithuania
Japanese Destroyer Force Runs Leaving Crowded Troop Barges At Allies Mercy
Allied forces report a night engagement off northwestern New Guinea where a Japanese destroyer force was routed after a brief chase. The Nipponese fled without firing as U S and Australian ships pursued them, possibly damaging one vessel. Japanese barges carrying troops were abandoned by their escort and destroyed. MacArthur notes multiple destroyer sinkings and ship damages in recent days. Palau and other Pacific targets were bombed in wide air offensives by U S and Allied forces.
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Associated Press
New Guinea
Biak
Douglas MacArthur
U. S
MacArthur
Manokwari
Biak Island
Sixth Army
Mokmer
Palau
Palau Islands
Philippines
Wakde
United States
Caroline Islands
Southwest Pacific
Truk
Satawan
Namoi
Central Pacific
Adm
Chester W. Nimitz
Germans Use Wooden Bullets in Invasion Battle
On June 9 aboard Admiral Hall's flagship, Germans reportedly fired wooden bullets. Rangers recovered 70 millimeter and infantry rifle ammunition with wooden slug projectiles inserted into standard cartridges. The bullets caused severe wounds and are believed to work at close range, reflecting steel shortages.
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Admiral Hall
Inductees Not To Be Earmarked In Future
Washington reports Selective Service will stop earmarking inductees for army or navy after the pre-induction exam. Inductees will join a common pool drawn by service needs. Local boards may still select volunteers and prioritize nonfathers ahead of fathers and follow order numbers by law.
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Washington
Selective Service
Army
Navy
First American Dead Rest In English Cemetery
Reporter Howard Cowan describes the burial of the first American killed in the cross channel battle. A procession of officers and enlisted men, chaplains, and an English steam shovel bury the caskets in a serene English hillside cemetery. An English girl mourns nearby as twin P 38s fly overhead and a firing squad delivers three volleys. The flag remains at half mast until all the dead are interred.
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Howard Cowan Brookwood
Sumner Johnson
U. S. Ninth Air Force
Terryville
Conn
England
Daisy St
Clearfield
Her E. Thompson
Belleview
Llion
N. Y
Germans Face Great Gamble In Normandy
London reports Germans face their greatest decision since Russia. They consider an all out effort to break Allied beachhead lines in Normandy to blunt Allied landings. Allied advances near Cherbourg press German command amid uncertainty and feared air superiority.
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Alex Singleton
London
Russia
Normandy
Cherbourg
Marshals von Runstedt
Rommel
Germany
Caen-Bayeux
Berlin
Madrid
ABC
Moscow
England
Invasion Leaders: 82nd and 101st Airborne Lead Normandy
The 82nd and 101st Airborne divisions were revealed as leading the Normandy invasion with their battle cry Geronimo. The 82nd spearheaded Sicily and Salerno assaults, and was reactivated in March under Maj. Gen. Omar N. Bradley.
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Associated Press
America
82Nd
101St
Normandy
Bradley’s Men Push Through Normandy to Isigny
Allied forces led by Lt General Omar N. Bradley broke through the Cherbourg peninsula, capturing Isigny and forcing German defenses east of the main Cherbourg railway. The breakout extended along a 50 mile front from Caen to the northwest as air and artillery support aided advancement.
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HEA
Normandy
Peninsul
Cherbourg
France
Montebourg
Che
Geronimo
Sicily
Salerno
Caen
Wut
Bayeux
Dispatch
Brittany
Omar N. Bradley
Isigny
Trévieres
Carentan
Paris
Front Apne
Vichy
Velognes
Bernard L. Montgomery
De Gaulle laments Allied shadow over France after D-day
Gen Charles de Gaulle warned that Eisenhower proclamations to the French on D-day threaten to seize power via allied military command. He urged authorities to avoid actions that could trigger incidents and cautioned against a French currency issue without French guarantees.
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London
Charles de Gaulle
Dwight D. Eisenhower
France
de Gaulle
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