Invasion Begins On French Coast With Heavy Support
Allied forces led by Eisenhower landed in France today with about 11 000 planes and thousands of ships. American British and Allied troops used barge glider and parachute landings to seize the coast between Le Havre and Cherbourg. Churchill reported airborne success as landings continued. German defenses offered limited opposition as operations proceeded.
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Churchill Reports Allied Mass Landings In France
London bulletin reports mass airborne landings behind enemy lines in France. Churchill says over 4 000 ships crossed the Channel with thousands of smaller craft and Allies are supported by about 11 000 first line aircraft awaiting battle. He notes landings on beaches at various points and potential tactical surprise.
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France
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President Roosevelt to Deliver Nationwide Radio Prayer Tonight
President Roosevelt, informed the invasion of France had begun, will speak at 10 p.m. EWT to read a prayer and mobilize the nation in a wartime prayer for the Allied liberation of Europe. He stayed awake through the night receiving reports from Eisenhower’s Allied HQ as the armada moved across the Channel.
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England
D-Day Invasion Opens Invasion On French Coast
Allied forces led by American and British troops landed on the northern French coast in a massive amphibious assault. Churchill and Eisenhower reported the operation achieved initial success with firm fighting fronts established inland between the Seine and Cherbourg peninsula. Montgomery commanded land forces with strong air and sea coordination as German batteries fired across the channel before silencing.
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France
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House of Commons
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Cherbourg
Bernard L. Montgomery
Eighth Army
North Africa
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Channel
English
Caen
Special Invasion Day Prayers and Flag Day Observance Across PA
PA NEWC notes Evensong prayer services in several churches. Gov Martin urges Pennsylvanians to observe Flag Day on June 14 marking the 167th anniversary of the flag. Early morning sightings include a truck with 25 shoats on East Washington street. Flags adorn New Castle homes as D-Day is announced. Pennsylvan ia Railroad workers begin crossing repairs on East Washington to Butler avenue in readiness for the new eastward link.
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Europe
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Butler Avenue
Daily Weather Report Summary for Today
United States weather statistics show a maximum temperature of 87 and a minimum of 69 with no precipitation. River stage stands at 5.4 feet. Statistics from the same date last year record a high of 78 and a low of 52.
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Allied Armies Advance North of Rome Pressing German Escape
Allied forces in Italy push five miles beyond the Tiber as British Fifth Army drives north from Anzio-Nettuno, meeting light resistance. Command reports mopping up below the river and more than 2,000 prisoners captured as Gen. Wilson’s communique notes continued pressure on Nazi forces led by Field Marshal Kesselring along the Tyrrhenian coast.
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Midget Subs Mark Channel For Allies
NBC reporter David Anderson said Allied midget submarines have placed markers on the invasion coast to guide landing craft to beaching points for the D Day operation. He also reported that all Allied planes were to fly today with the United Nations insignia for identification. Special invasion services were held in Westminster Abbey and St Pauls Cathedral as Britain marked the event.
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30000 Allied paratroopers land in France
In a special invasion extra the army newspaper Stars and Stripes reports that 30,000 allied paratroopers have landed in France to spearhead operations there. The force adds to troops in Italy who have pushed the Germans beyond Rome since last September.
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German Radio Warns Holland Invasion May Arrive Soon
London June 6 German radio warned Holland to expect invasion The hour has struck Berlin said We don t know where the blow may fall Prepare yourself for all eventualities Anglo American troops may attempt to land in Scheveningen or Middelburg today tomorrow or at any time
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Roosevelt warns victory over Axis still distant
President Roosevelt declares in a national radio address that victory over Germany and Japan remains far off. He praises Allied success in Rome and Vatican City, calls the first Axis capital fallen, but cautions the road ahead will be tough and costly with German forces retreating across North Africa and Europe.
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Nazi Destroyers Wiped Out in Northern France Invasion
A small group of German destroyers was wiped out by Allied warships during the preliminary phase of the northern France invasion, reported by a blue network reporter from London.
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Invasion Of Europe Stupendous Operation
The article reports on the Allied invasion of Europe led by General Eisenhower with Winston Churchill praising the operation. Early reports indicate landings along a 100 mile stretch from Havre to Cherbourg and advances toward Caen as the invasion fleet, the largest armada ever assembled, approached the French coast after a massive air campaign.
Allied forces land in France observed by Marauder pilot
CBS correspondent Richard Hottelet reports from a Ninth Air Force Marauder during the invasion. He sees no obstacle to the beach landings and notes light flak and paratrooper activity as ships, offshore warships, and favorable weather aid the operation.
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Death Notices from Pulaski and Ellwood City Areas
Deaths include Lloyd M. Mitcheltree 54 of Pulaski Mrs. John T. Penny 22 of Burns town Ellwood City and George W. Lytle Jr 34 of Union township R D 2. The notices list ages and home locations in a brief regional roll.
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Pulaski
John T. Penny
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Ellwood City
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Liberator crews report weather hampered D Day bombing run
Airmen returning from their first D Day mission at a heavy bomber base in Britain said weather kept them from bombing targets below. They described an overcast Channel with gaps letting them spot the Allied fleet and noted no enemy planes or significant flak during the mission.
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Normandy
France
Grant Patton
Soviets Ready to Move Toward Berlin Asserted by Pravda Writer
Moscow June 6 The Soviet writer Ilya Ehrenburg in Pravda hints that Soviet forces are ready to move toward Germany. He says all roads lead to Berlin, not Rome, and notes the Germans do not know which route the Allied armies will take, with multiple possible routes converging on Berlin.
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Berlin
The War News Echoes of a Small Dictator’s Rise
A fragmented wartime column notes aerial bombardment on the Normandy coast and naval movements as Allied forces push toward victory. The piece reflects on Napoleon and Fate, suggesting a grim fate for Adolf and a chance at peace if only history had paused. The weather lane hint remains unclear.
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