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Allied Push Near Caen Deepens Normandy Breakthrough
Reports from Caen and Orne show British forces widening the beachhead despite German attempts to halt the advance. Montgomery’s men pushed toward Cherbourg with armor clashing around Caen and Evrecy, while Eisenhower noted growing German surrender and prisoner counts in the Cherbourg area as Cherbourg's port and airfields prepare for reinforcements.
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Colleville
Mover
Caen
Ting
France
Germany
Imelf
Hoyak Air
Beld
Tron
Odon
Lest
Bes
Normandy
Dwight D. Eisentower
Bodd
Cherbourg-Paris
Strew
Orne River
Eisenhower
Bernard la Montgomery
Odon River
Orne
Orme) River
Centrol
Oden and
Evrecy
Mauperius
Cherbourg
Cap de le Hague
Western Cape