First Division Measuring Up to Tradition
London June 9 AP The U S First Infantry and British Fiftieth Northumbrian divisions leading the Allied invasion into Normandy show gallantry and progress against German counterattacks. They have fought side by side three times, previously in North Africa and Sicily, and now spearhead the advance with an all American makeup and British roots.
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London
U. S
Normandy
France
North Africa
Sicily
Fifth Army
Eighth Army
Brooklyn
England
North Lake Country
Calais
Ministry of Information
Invasion Progress Hampered by Weather At Cherbourg
AP war analysis notes Allied forces have secured a foothold on the Cherbourg peninsula but face delays from bad seas. The piece outlines three invasion phases and warns Rommel may exploit the weather setback as Allied planners push to repel counterattacks.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
Associated Press
Cherbourg
Paratroops Hold Claim to Heroism
Chicago Daily News reports on paratroopers who hit the Cherbourg coast just after midnight on D day and fought through the night against better-armed German forces. They formed small groups, some killed or captured Germans, others searched for scattered comrades near the front lines. James A. Dodson is mentioned among the troops.
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Chicago Daily News
Associated Press
Cherbourg
Normandy
James A. Dodson
Allied air pincers batter Munich area. Italy-based bombers join push
U S heavy bombers numbering 500 to 750 struck targets in the Munich region from the south in a new pincers operation coordinated with western strikes on France. Escorts, including Lightnings Mustangs and Thunderbolts, fought through German defenses. 52 German planes were shot down and 20 more were grounded, while Allied losses reached 85 fighters and five bombers. Weather limited the offensive, and missions extended to Porto Marghera near Venice and raids above Rome.
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Gladwin Hill
Allied Expeditionary Force
U. S
Porto Marghera
Venice
Rome
Britain
France
Yrstordan Ao Na Pata
French Parachute Troops Guide Invasion at Cherbourg
Supreme Headquarters reports French parachute troops taking part in the Cherbourg Peninsula invasion. They prove especially effective as guides due to their knowledge of terrain, aiding allied forces in the June operation.
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Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force
Cherbourg
Paris Calm Despite Invasion As Curfew Eases
Berlin broadcast says Paris remains calm under invasion, curfew shifted to 1 a.m. and food supplies show movement with 642 tons of vegetables 415000 quarts of milk 203 tons of fruits reported. Frontline news dominates two-page papers described as being “eaten up like hot cakes.”
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Berlin
Paris
Battle of Beachhead Now Races to Gather Doughboys Guns
American forces in France press the assault to widen the beachhead as engineers rush to lay roads and move heavy matériel inland. Despite rough start and disrupted news lines, U S troops push forward with courage and skill. reporting notes communications chaos and a delayed press flow.
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Don Whitehead
France
Tunisia
Sicily
Italy
Hitler
Army
Bombers Hit Rail Hubs in Occupied France Night Raid
Hundreds of heavy bombers struck switching yards and rail junctions at Rennes Fourgere Alencon Mayenne and Pontabault amid rain and thick clouds. German officers were described as stern and arrogant during a tense encounter over food issues.
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Rennes
Fourgere
Alencon
Mayenne
Pontabault
Normandy
German Prisoners Pessimistic On War Outcome
London reports German POW guards say prisoners doubt Germany can win the war. Labor battalions at Atlantic defences include Belgians Italians Russians Poles French and others. Interpreter Pfc Frank Weil of New York City facilitates German Italian dialogue.
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Atlantic
Pfc
Frank Weil
Riverside Drive
New York City
Satisfactory progress reported along Allied front at Cherbourg
Allied headquarters say progress is satisfactory along the 60 mile beachhead from Cherbourg to Caen. Canadian British forces press Caen while Formigny falls. Omar Bradley leads American forces ashore with a growing D‑day beachhead including the 3rd Canadian Division and the 50th British division nearby.
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Wes Gallagher
PKA
Cherbourg
Ste.Mere Eglise
Supreme Headquarters
France
Caen
Formigny
Bayeux
Cherbourgh
Omar N. Bradley
Paul L. Williams
Detroit
9Th Airforce
Wield
Berniers-Sur-Mer
Orne River
Berniers
Ste-Mere Eglise
Germans Move to Avoid Any Encirclement
Allied Fifth Army troops chased retreating German forces and seized Viterbo a key road and rail hub about 40 miles northwest of Rome. The pursuit also reached Tarquinia and enveloped Vetralla, signaling limited German regrouping efforts near the front.
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Noland Norgaard
Rome
Fifth Army
Viterbo
Tarquinia
Vetralla
Weather report summary for Georgia and Northwest Florida
Georgia shows partly cloudy weather with warmer tonight and Saturday and scattered thundershowers. Extreme Northwest Florida notes scattered thundershowers this afternoon, then fair tonight and partly cloudy Saturday with more showers in the afternoon.
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Georgia
Florida
Allied Push, Japanese Weakening in Burma and China
Allied forces pressed toward Myitkyina airfield as Chindits recaptured Hola and Chinese troops advanced toward Tengliung and Tengchung. In Burma the Kohima Imphal push continued while Japanese positions near Kohima and lungling faced Allied counterattacks. In China a large Japanese force neared Changsha as Chinese offensives narrowed Burma gaps. American airmen damaged a Japanese heavy cruiser near Waigeo Island while liberator bombers targeted the Waigeo coast.
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Myitkyiana
Great North Burma
Ledo
Burma
Japan
Joseph W. Stilwell
Myitkyina
Hola
Allied
Southeast Asia Command
Kohima
Imphal
Manipura
China
Changsha
Hunan
Hankow-Canton
Chungking
Chiang Kia-Shek
Lungling
Tengchung
Yunnan
Teng- Lungchiao
Terngchung
Douglas MacArthur
Southwest Pacific
Waigeo Island
New Guinea
Biak Island
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Weather Report
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