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EXTRA%mm68T1I YEAR—NO. 20,811Dally Leased Wire Uenorls or Uni led Piv*h lUI’) liiui liueriuulonai NoWs service (lKSiCHESTER, PA., TUESDAY, JUNE 0, 1941published rvkuy eveningUXUKl’T SUNDAYEXTRAriUCE, THREE CENTS’Blow OffDawn Attack-pi• tomf 1 .-yWeynioiith■? 'f 9.y- yiiro% •; '■•‘.r •■*;; '« *zkmfrr-. V .‘GUERNSEYV: ffMfW® rsiANfis Cc„e,,i*v .«.. - •••(... jtpsvBj*1-?.-**■ ./•.•••V .V^-Ablt;»T«oi*rt\ #N«yo* twComp'wgr* REIMStobtfYoit 1 * ••Po impelLonnion•few Co,B•Co-toBc«s NORM/NDV ''°r iGranvllti tvii«effc ft. •____- — vSt. Britltt ^t. St. Michel'Morlau ' ■ • *# wttanyCurtail . Lcubeoc#• Qinmpcr Pontivy 9„.. _nPtrtr__, mr■LesneYcnFeugmthontilJyj%?ARI$Poiwy,VmaillciSou wo»CMrttyCharoq«Thitrty•Argenten • AlenconNAZI-OCCUPIED FRANCEFwtoi/ttbhau SmTftfW»Vitre UvolU Mon?OrleansAukjy _• mr*? ‘-^VonrittMiles£ jJS'* AwwmRaided ty Allied BombenJjI laMII.RtstficUd; J Bwtd crt BrrfoiASupreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Forces, London, (UP)—American, British and Canadian assault forces stormed the coast of Northern France by the dim light of early morning today, opening the long-awaited western front with the greatest invasion of all time. ^The first wave of shock troop’s and paratroopers swarmed ashore at several points on the Normandie coast some 90 to 110 miles below the English south coast between midnight and 2:15EWT to mount a direct threat to a network of German airdromes on one of the shortest routes to Paris.Thousands of Allied planes and the guns of warships drawn from the mightiest fleets in history laid down an earth-shaking bombardment of the coast to cover landings of the shock troops by both parachutes and ships.First reports that “D-Day” had arrived came from German news agencies, which began broadcasting shortly after 6.30 a. in. (12.30 a. m., EWT) a running description of Allied air and sea-borne landings on the north coast of the Normandy Peninsula hetweeq Cherbourg and Le Havre, the two main ports serving Paris.(A German DNB dispatch intercepted by NBC said the Allies were fighting 10 miles inland from the coast of Normandy.)Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower's Supreme Allied Expeditionary Force Headquarters confirmed the fact that the invasion was under way at 9.30 a. m. (3.32 a. m. EWT) in Communique No. 1, consisting of only 26 words:ALLIED TROOPS TODAY LANDED on the rugged cuast of the Normandy suction of Frnncr, botwnrn the country's two gmiL seaports, Cherbourg and le Havre. This is the nearest coastline to Paris, and the lauding may indicate that Die liberating Allies may intend In start a march on the capital of France. The Normandy ummlry, in addition io the seaports, is composed mainly of farmlands. The natives, of provincial stock, are among the Nazis’ most bitter enemies, ami the area has long been mu: of tin: *lrungfiullt;ls of the Frenchunderground.Invasion NewsNew York, (INS)—Berlin radio monltiiruil by NJJC today broadcast that strong enemy »lr attacks have been launched cm the Dieppe Broil. Al the sameOrder Of Day By EisenhowerSupremo Headquarters. Allied Kxjiril I Unitary Force, London,u\Under the command of General Eisenhower, Allied naval forces, supported bystrong forces, began landing Allied armies this morning on the northern const of France.”Commanding the first Allied Army group to be burled against Germany’!! vjiunltul west wall was Gen. Sir Bernard li, Montgomery, who led the British IHghth Army on its
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Chester, Pennsylvania, US
Tue, Jun 06, 1944
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