Eleventh Battalion Virginia State Guard To Hold Warrenton Camp
The Eleventh Battalion Virginia State Guard will hold a two day encampment at Warrenton August 26 and 27 for training and maneuvers under Lt Col Everett A Hellmuth. Major John C Butler and Captain Percy C Smith direct training with assistance from Third Service Command officers and Chemical Warfare Section. The battalion of about 350 includes five companies from Warrenton Alexandria Arlington Berryville and Winchester with HQ and medical detachments in Alexandria.
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War Department
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Robert D. Beeton
Allied War Report Highlights Fleeting Yet Definite Chance
Eisenhower declares a fragile but real opening in France for a major Allied victory as Normandy and Brittany see rapid German withdrawals. Canadian British forces close on Caen while American armor advances from Argentan in a battle that could reshape western Europe’s defense. Air power cripples German routes and communications as the week ahead tests the momentum.
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France
Ike
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Paris
Seine River
Caen
Argentan
Normandy
Brittany
Hitlerite retreat plans hampered by lost air support
The article notes the Luftwaffe is nearly exhausted, leaving German armies to face crisis blindly. It suggests Field Marshal Von Kluge hoped to fall back toward the Seine and Paris to anchor a defensive line and cover a retreat toward Germany, but execution seems unlikely.
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Seine River
Paris
English Channel
Germany
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