Allied forces in Cherbourg harbor battle boosted by air and sea operations
Supreme Headquarters announces Eisenhower praise for Allied efforts in the Cherbourg landing. He credits naval planning by Admirals Ramsay and force commanders, air power under Harris Spaatz Mallory, and Montgomery with directing assault ground troops performing magnificently.
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Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
Eisenhower
United Nations
Adm
Ramsay
Harris
Spaatz
Leigh Mallory
Montgomery
Allege Marana workers told to seal lips
Civilian employees at Marana field claim attempts were made to suppress information about alleged malpractices in the investigation. W B Kessel denied making such statements, while Col. Backes ordered dismissal actions against Mrs. Josephine Prather after she reported a dispute with supervisor Fautz.
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Marana Field
Secretary of War
W. B. Kessel
Kessel
Capt
Stiglich
Backes
Marana
Josephine Prather
Signal Corps
Prather
Edward Fautz
Fautz
Col. Backes
Army Interference With Justice Cited By San Francisco Judge
Superior Court judge Murphy warned at a California district attorneys conference that Army actions disrupt court operations. He cited requests to release felons and difficulties for judges unless martial law is declared. San Francisco DA Brown noted instances of noncooperation and arrests by the Army with acquittals. Kenny, the attorney general, planned to address department coordination tonight.
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San Francisco
U.P
Ard P. Murphy
Superior Court Jure
Conference of California District Attorneys
Murphy
Edmund G. Brown
Robert W. Kenny
Department of Justice
Nazi retreat disintegrates as forces seize Civita Castellana
Allied armored units press toward Rome driving the enemy from Civita Castellana, a key highway and rail hub 32 miles north of Rome, after Civita Vecchia, the capital’s seaport, fell earlier as Fifth Army advances tighten their grip west of the Tiber.
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Rome
Tiber
Civita Castellana
Fifth Army
Civita Vecchia
Allied columns press beyond Rome in German retreat
Allied forces swept 15 to 40 miles past Rome pursuing the beaten 14th Army. Nazi withdrawals turned to disorganized flight as planes strafed and bridges were blown. American and British columns moved toward Civitavecchia Bracciano Civita Castellano while Kesselring’s former HQ fell three miles south.
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Robert Vermiliaon
Naples
U.P
Rome
Riviera
France
Civitavecchia
Bracciano
Rome-Florence
Civita Castellano
Albert Kesselring
Eighth Army
Tiber
Monte Rotondo
Sant’ Angelo Romano
Guidonia
Montana
British Rocket Ships Used In France Invasion
The British information services said rocket ships were used at Allied expeditionary HQ to bombard beaches in France. Developed from Dieppe raid experience, the vessels discharged vast explosives quickly, boosting morale though with less physical destruction. great navigational skill was required to reach action sites.
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New York
France
Allied Expeditionary Headquarters
Dieppe
West Wall Bluff Exposed as Major WWII Bluff Says Writer
Richad McMillan reports from France that the so called Atlantic wall along the coast is a bluff not a real obstacle. German defenses were incomplete as Allied forces push inland with British and American tanks and self propelled guns. Morale among Nazis appears low while French witnesses note growing despair.
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Richad
McMillan
Associated Press
France
Atlantic Wall
Caen
Bayeux
Mokmer Field Falls to American Forces in New Guinea
Allied troops captured Mokmer airfield on Biak island after a May 27 invasion, securing a base for air operations against the Philippines. A Yank column drove west from Bosnek, encircling Japanese positions and taking Mokmer with light own losses.
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Bob Binson
New Guinea
Mokmer
Biak Island
Philippines
Dutch New Guinea
Bosnek
Biak
Borokoe
Sorido
Southwest Pacific
Farley Quits As Chairman Of Party Group
James A. Farley resigns as chairman of the New York State Democratic committee, ending a national political career spanning from directing Franklin D. Roosevelt to the 1932 Presidency. He cites business reasons and says politics interfered with his business life.
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New York
U.P
James A. Farley
New York State
Democratic Committee
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Farley
Roosevelt
Partisans Press Offensive in Eastern Bosnia
Marshal Tito reported German forces captured Ribnik Gornji near Banja Luka but Yugoslav partisans had pushed the invaders back near Mliniste. Fierce battles persisted in western Bosnia with the partisan offensive continued in eastern Bosnia. A German column retreated into Plevije north of Mostar.
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London
Tito
Ribnik-Gornji
Banja Luka
Mliniste
Bosnia
Montenegro
Plevije
Mostar
U S Bombers Sweep South Normandy In Major Invasion Day Action
Allied air forces mounted a vast assault to seal the beachhead, with 750 to 1,000 American bombers targeting bridges, rail yards, and airfields from Cherbourg to Paris area. RAF strikes followed, while German losses mounted as fighters and bombers clashed over Caen and surrounding towns.
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W. W. Hercher
Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
Normandy
Caen
Cherbourg
Paris
Forest of Cerisy
Bayeux
St. Lo
Lightning
RAF
Chateaudun
Lemans
Rennes
Nantes
Tours
Lessay
Pontaubault
Valognes
Periers
Lahaye du Puits
Air Ministry
Allies Crack Hitler's Wall Of Diplomacy
Allied invasion forces push through both military and diplomatic defenses of Hitler Europe. Officials expect neutral states to shift their positions within 10 to 14 days as Allied forces clash with German reserves. The beach victory and low losses threaten Spain's Franco and Finnish generals' doubts about Nazi surrender. France remains wary of unconditional capitulation and seeks concessions on wolfram shipments.
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John M. Hightower
Washington
Hitler
Europe
Francisco Franco
Spain
Finland
France
Churchill
Germany
Reich
Allies Open Drive to Cut Cherbourg Peninsula
Allied forces push to sever Cherbourg peninsula with Bayeux and Caen in focus. Sea and airborne units link up behind enemy defenses as they aim to isolate Cherbourg and form a consolidated base for France operations. Eisenhower briefing notes progress as fighting rages along road corridors.
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Coutances
Carentan
Cherbourg
France
Bayeux
Caen
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Allied forces push south from Bayeux in second invasion phase
Allied expeditionary troops press from Bayeux after securing the first phase of the invasion. Reinforcements arrive by sea and air as German reserves enter the fray. Berlin warns of a pincers move to seize Cherbourg peninsula and its vital port.
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Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
Bayeux
Berlin
Cherbourg
Wes Gallagher
Fallen Bayeux
Paris
Allied invasion drives toward Cherbourg amid keen fighting
Allied forces push along the Cherbourg peninsula with heavy battles reported as German and Allied forces clash near Ste. Mere-Eglise. Bayeux capture breaks the Paris Cherbourg rail link and Eisenhower hails the ground troops and naval landings.
Allied Divisions Landings Grow Deeper in Normandy Advance
London reports a Nazi Paris broadcast claims 20 Allied divisions have landed in Normandy and the battle is deepening. German radio adds Allied tank thrusts have reached six miles south of Bayeux, five miles inland from the coast. Transocean News Agency says 1,300 invasion gliders destroyed or captured to date.
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London
Paris
Normandy
Bayeux
Transocean
Allied forces enter second phase in invasion progress
Supreme headquarters states the first phase of the invasion is complete with securing a foothold and defeating local German reserves. The second phase targets German tactical reserves, while the third phase aims to defeat strategic reserves before the position is fully secure.
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Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
Siege Declared in Rouen Amid Fiery Riots
Swiss telegraph agency reports a state of siege declared in Rouen inland from Le Havre as great fires devastate the city. No injuries are confirmed in the brief dispatch.
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Bern
Switzerland
Rouen
le Havre
Bombers Hit Rail Lines Across Western France
Supreme Headquarters reports American heavy bombers struck railroad installations at Rennes Laval Tours Le Mans Nantes and Angers to support beachhead forces.
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Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
Rennes
Laval
Tours
le Mans
Nantes
Angers
American push at Vierville repulsed with slight gains at Treviers
A Berlin broadcast reported that an American effort to enlarge the beachhead at Vierville in Normandy was frustrated. It also claimed small Allied gains at Treviers, four miles south of Vierville.
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London
Berlin
Vierville
Bayeux
Treviers
Allied air losses and enemy destruction reported
The day’s tally shows 117 Allied planes missing and 174 enemy aircraft destroyed since the invasion began. Today's losses total 104, with 29 British heavy bombers missing, two American heavy bombers lost, and 48 American fighters and fighter-bombers unaccounted for.
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Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
Union Overruled On Promotions On Merit
The war labor board ruled that merit in pay raises and promotions is a management function. Consolidated Vultee Aircraft of Tucson, Arizona, was directed to notify the union and affected employees when increases or promotions occur, countering the Tucson Aeronautical Mechanics union AFL which dissented.
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Washington
War Labor Board
Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation
Tucson
Ariz
Tucson Aeronautical Mechanics Union
AFL
Counterblows By Germans Expected Soon
War Secretary Stimson said the full weight of German counterattack in Normandy is yet to come as Allied beachheads form from the Seine to Cotentin. He noted local counterattacks near Caen and warned against optimism while predicting the Nazi reserves would move in force soon. He also said surface opposition was light and the airborne operation was the greatest of its kind.
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Washington
Normandy
Stimson
Seine
Cotentin Peninsula
Caen
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