Fierce Naval Battle in the Pacific Follows Japanese Fleet Moves
Admiral King says the sooner Japanese fleet fights the better for Allied aims as U S forces press toward Saipan and Guam. Navy officials report Japanese activity east of the Philippines with carriers and Marianas bases in play. King notes reduced losses so far and mentions renewed talks with Britain on Pacific cooperation.
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Washington
Nippon
Ernest J. King
Japan
Pacific
Philippines
Navy
Forrestal
Saipan Island
Marianas
London
Saipan
Guam
Rota
King
Nimitz
Europe
England
George Marshall
Henry H. Arnold
Army Air Forces
New York
Central Pacific
CBS
Russians Push Toward Helsinki as Viipuri Falls
Reuters based dispatch reports victorious Russian troops advancing from Viipuri toward Helsinki as Germans press to prevent a Finnish peace with Stalin. Moscow confirms fall of Leningrad and broadcasts 20 salvoes from 224 guns. A Finnish informant laments loss of key Varelian fortifications and defense plans.
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London
Finland
Viipuri
Helsinki
Joseph Stalin
Moscow
Stalin
Leonid Govorov
Leningrad
Stockholm
Dagens Myheter
Varelian
Defenders of Perugia ousted as Allied push resumes
Rome June 21 AP Eighth army veterans oust stubborn Nazi defenders from Perugia a key communications hub. Allied forces advance about four miles north while German divisions including the 19th Luftwaffe and the 16th SS withdraw or are captured. Tactical air sorties total 750 with all returning.
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Lynn Heinberling
Rome
Eighth Army
Perugia
Fifth Army
Belgium
France
Italy
Denmark
Balkans
Capture of Cherbourg Signals New Allied Invasion Phase
The Cherbourg capture hinges on German casualties before the prize port falls. A continental base across northwestern France, from Brest to Le Havre, could anchor the southern flank as the invasion expands toward Paris with future landings possible around Calais and across northern Belgium. Admiral Nimitz’s measured tone is noted for the Pacific theater.
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Cherbourg
Port Falls
Germany
France
Brittany
Brest
Loire
St. Nazaire
le Havre
Seine
Hitler
Avranches
Laval
Rennes
Main
Mantes
Paris
Calais
Belgium
Far Pacific
Admiral Nimitz
Nazis highly touted rocket bomb a fizzle
Washington reports military experts deem the Nazi flying bomb a failure as invasion fears ease. Leaders say only proven weapons like tanks guns and planes can decisively harm Allied beachheads. Gas use is doubtful given timing and Allied threats.
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Washington
Weather outlook for Georgia and Florida mild and fair
The forecast calls for fair conditions with moderate temperatures in Georgia tonight and Thursday. In extreme northwest Florida expect fair skies tonight and Thursday with a continued warm trend.
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Georgia
Florida
American troops close on Cherbourg as siege tightens
Allied forces break to within 1500 yards of Cherbourg harbor, attacking Fort Du Roule and Fort Octeville under heavy air and artillery fire. German demolition teams scramble to cripple the port as Allied troops push toward the docks and suburbs, with Acqueville and Valognes scenes of fighting on the left and right flanks.
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Cherbourg
St. Martin
Montebourg
Valognes
Wes Gallagher
Altler Expeditionary Force
Fort du Royle
Fort Octeville
Normandy
Acqueville
Cape de la Hague
Supreme Headquarters
Fort du Roule
Cher-bourg
France
Allies Damaged 78 German Tanks in Beachhead Fights
Allied forces report destroying 78 German tanks in Normandy beachhead actions, including 27 Tigers and 18 Panthers, with heavy fighting near Tilly-Sur-Sicle and pressure toward St Lo. American advances near Cherbourg and Cherbourg forts push the siege as German defenses tighten and surrender appeals rise.
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Supereme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
Dwight DD. Eisenhower
Americans and Japanese battle in Pacific area near Marianas
News dispatches detail a massive naval clash in the central Pacific between American and Japanese fleets near Saipan and the Marianas. Admiral Chester Nimitz cites heavy Japanese losses and hints at decisive action as U S forces press to control the southern Saipan coast and support MacArthur air operations from Biak and Mokelodno.
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U. S. Pacific
Pearl Harbor
United States
Japan
Philippines
Marianas
Adm
Chester W Nimitz
Nippon
Midway
Mercer
U.S
Pacific
Berlin
Tokyo
Imperial Headquarters
Saipan
Merianas
Nimitz
Garapan
Magicienne Bay
Tinian
Guam
Rota
Ashito’aindrome
Cen
Douglas MacArthur
Hig
Mokeldon Biak
Jak
Shuttle raid on Berlin by 1000 Fortresses and Liberators
London dispatch reports more than 1,000 American Flying Fortresses and Liberators, backed by around 1,000 fighters, attacked Berlin and surrounding areas. German radio claimed damage at Basdorf and other targets while noting no German fighters were seen. The raids mark a shuttle operation from Britain to bases in Russia and possibly further Allied reach toward Germany.
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Gladwin Hill
London
Berlin
Britain
Russia
Basdorf
Germany
Husa
Paglan
Stettin
Fannover
Brunswick
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Hisenhower
Aorta
Tourtheville- Hague
Tilly-Sur-Suclles
St. Lo
St. Martin le Greard
Philippine
Chester Nimitz
Rianas
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Reich
St. Saveur Peter
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