Atlantic Wall Biggest Nazi Bluff Debunked by Reporter
Allied forces broke through the Atlantic Wall with rapid advance into France near Bayeux on D plus two. The writer describes towns captured, crowds cheering, German casualties, and the apparent fragility of coastal defenses as German armored units regroup. He notes the invasion’s momentum and the Germans’ attempted but insufficient fortifications along the coast.
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France
LN5
Atlantic Wall
Tommies
Bayeux
Crowts
Rabbie
Liberation Day On the Western Front From a Soldier’s View
An exultant dispatch describes Allied landings from Dover to Calais, air and sea operations, and the rapid advance of armor and troops. It quotes French reactions to liberation, notes unexpected air activity absence, and highlights the overall strategic surprise and momentum of the Allied breakout.
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Dover
Caleis
Atlantic Wall
Paratroopers Begin Normandy Assault Under Moonlight
A firsthand account of the June 6 paratroop drop into France describes six hours of night operations before daylight beach landings. The narrator details leaping from a plane, navigating hostile fire, linking with fellow paratroopers, reaching bridges, and awaiting German counterattacks as Allied forces secured territory for the main invasion.
Normandy as Base Believed Allied Aim
Washington experts say securing the entire Normandy peninsula as a base for European operations is the Allies' major objective. They note fighting pressure near Cherbourg and Bayeux, the air advantage, and the need to protect Cherbourg’s port facilities while awaiting the main invasion spearhead.
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Normandy
Allied
Washington
Oren
Bayeux
Cherbourg
Alles
Cherboursi
Essier
le Havre
Quen
Luftwaffe
Traffic Deaths in Texas Increase and Evans Funeral
Traffic fatalities in Texas rise with 372 deaths reported so far this year, up from 367 last year, as driving hazards persist. Dr Ewing Oliphant Evans died in San Antonio and his funeral will be held Friday at High-Kearns? Funeral home. he was born 1868 in Bardstown Kentucky and earned an MD from the University of Kentucky. He is survived by a sister, two sisters in law, a son, and multiple grandchildren.
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Punerel
Ewing Oliphant Evans
R. Dunham Taylor
High-Kearns Nineral
Dr. Evans
Bardstown
University of Kentucky
Maude Shelley
Austin
Texas
State Department of Public
Enes Vavy Aux Safety
Evans
San Antonio
Ic Betamie
Bexar County Medica Society
Shelley Evans
EU- Tash
Tope
Wendell Mayes
Brownwood
LeRoy
Bates
W. E. Fitch
140-Lb Captain First in France
Parachute Carrier Base Jones Capt Frank Lillyman the first Allied soldier to touch France in the westward assault trained with Lieut Crouch pilot of the lead plane. Lillyman a 44th jump veteran, spoke of his superstition about cigars and recalled his father Maj Frank G Lillyman a soldier of fortune with service in multiple forces.
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Howat AU. 5
Jones
Frank Lillyman
France
Syracuse
Gol
J. L. Crouch
Riverside
Calif
Crouch
Bennet
U. 88
Barnett
Leonard T. Schroeder
Baltimers
Schroeder
Abe Condiott
Brooklyn N.Y
Cowan Lilyman
Lillyman
Fort Kenning
Frank G. Lillyman
Leavenworth
Davy
Anny
Department reports annual accident fatalities rise in month
The department records 1 person killed in the month versus 97 in 1943 and notes higher totals than the same month in 1948, highlighting accident trends and safety concerns in the period.
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Ter
Department
Salerno landing nearly turned bloody by rough seas
Reports from June 6 describe a landing in northern France where weather nearly halted amphibious assault. Rough seas and mines splashed waves, sinking boats and causing heavy losses as German forces and coastal defenses inflicted severe damage. Navy gunfire and the battleship Texas aided infantry efforts, enabling a fragile breakthrough and reinforcing beachhead defenses. A Navy lieutenant from Arnold, Pa, recalled the first wave facing intense fire and chaos.
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JOH
Thomas Jefferson
INS
Nearthern
France
Salerno
Batterlee
Naxis
Loroso
LN. R
Texas
J. G
John Kolody
Arnold
Todinny
Navy
Hitler Secret Weapon Still Waited By Invaders
Paris June 7 Allied forces continue to press the coast of France after D-day. The Royal Navy and air units bolster land operations as gliders, airborne troops and a vast sea armada reinforce the second front. Naval gunfire and bombers pound fortified lines while German resistance stiffens along the western defenses.
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Hitler
Royal Navy
France
Normandy
England
Rerkgay
Goering
West Wall
Goebbels
Germany
Atlantic Wall
D-day
Wehrmecht
Cassino
Navy
Seven men arrested for dice game at South Flores recreation club
Deputies arrest seven men in a dice game at a recreation club in the 2400 block of South Flores Street. Bonds posted were $60 each. Vagrancy charges to be filed in Justice Bat. Corrigal's court.
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South Flores Street
Bily Christoph
Wille Maldonado
Bat. Corrigal's Court
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