06 Jun 1944
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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1944
Page
1
Director Elmer Davis of the Office of War Information urged Americans to doubt Axis claims on invasion progress. He noted OWI transmitters in New York and London were quickly broadcasting Eisenhower’s communique in 22 languages to Europe.
In Philadelphia on June 6 the Liberty Bell rang six times on a broadcast marking the start of Europe’s liberation. Mayor Bernard Samuel invoked the bell inscription to urge liberty for all, with the broadcast heard across the United States and Britain.
Citizens in Winchester combined an I Day tribute with Confederate Memorial Day at Stonewall Cemetery. Hon. A Willis Robertson spoke on D Day and Allied invasion, urging unity and peace, as parade units including Handley High School band and Virginia State Guard joined the ceremony.
Mr Winchester appeals to readers to bow heads in prayer for the boys in England and on beachheads in France as the liberation blow advances. He notes the high cost and the final steps toward ending the Axis scourge and calls for rededication on the home front.
Notice shows a class on freezing fruits and vegetables scheduled at 7 30 PM at the Northern Virginia Power Company will be postponed due to church services.
Local Ed Mol den Electrical Appliance Store at 15 S. Loudoun advertises top cash for used electric appliances. Call 5702 to arrange pickup or sale. Tuesday and Thursday posting indicates regular buy days.
Citizens in Winchester and Frederick County react to the Allied invasion of France with radio updates sirens and prayers. The OCD confirms the landing and towns hold D-Day services at Stephens City Methodist Church led by Mayor W Lomax Parker.
London reports a 10 000 strong minesweeping force of British and American ships guided D day seaborne invasion. Converted trawlers and coal burners formed an Armada of ships to clear a 70 mile sweep wire path as planes and ships attacked. The operation proceeded on a strict timetable with markers guiding the fleet and maintaining formation.
President Roosevelt prepares a radio address at 10 pm to urge Americans to pray as Allied forces land in France. He speaks of sacrifice, faith, and the long, hard road ahead toward victory and liberation amid wartime darkness.
London reports quote German propagandists saying life in Berlin was normal with no alerts yet. Dispatches note inconsistencies as broadcasts claim Allied landings began, with accounts of fake explosive dummies and initial prisoner reports in Cherbourg and Caen areas.
Cool in northern portion Wednesday and Thursday followed by gradual warming. Warm days and cool nights in southern portion Wednesday through Saturday. Light showers interior eastern New York and mountains eastern Pennsylvania Wednesday with little or no precipitation expected otherwise. Gradual warming continues Wednesday through Saturday with minimal additional precipitation.
Allied troops stormed the northwest French coast in a massive invasion. Churchill said parachute and glider forces moved inland toward Caen, securing key bridges as four thousand ships and thousands of craft carried Allied forces under heavy air support. Coastal batteries were silenced and beachheads quickly consolidated.
Special services mark D Day with 8 o'clock start at Peas Church Berryville. Union gathering includes town participation and organ music for an hour ending with a single public prayer. A bingo event by the American Legion scheduled for tonight has been cancelled.
Britain's Prime Minister Churchill told the House of Commons at noon that the seaborne invasion had begun and would be followed by further landings. He cited 11,000 Allied planes ready for use and noted Allied bombers had pounded German defenses for 96 hours with 10,000 tons of explosives. German sorties against the beaches were few, with only 50 flights reported by noon. Continued on Page 7, Col. 2
Allied invasion begins on the French coast with Montgomery leading air borne divisions. beachheads secured as troops dig in. In Italy, U S and British forces push five miles beyond the Tiber in a campaign to destroy the enemy. Russian armies ready major offensive on a vast 1800 mile front. Liberator bombers sink a Japanese destroyer near the Philippines. Biak air defenses outflanked by Allied forces. In Burma, Myitkyina operations tighten gaps as China and U S units fight to contain Japan in Hunam province.
Americans received news of the European invasion with calm, flocking to churches and temples to pray for peace as D-Day services proceeded. Civic reaction was restrained, with few demonstrations and hopeful trepidation guiding public sentiment during the tense wait. War production continued at full pace despite the moment of prayer and reflection. In New York officials announced the move without reducing output.
Allied naval forces bombard western Europe as torpedoes and shells strike the Normandy coast on June 6. British ships lead the assault while American sailors and soldiers land under heavy fire in a meticulously coordinated invasion.
Churchill reported to Parliament that Allied troops penetrated inland after successful landings on the French coast. He cited air bombardment weakening batteries and said roughly 11,000 first line aircraft sustain operations as landings proceed with little loss and high accuracy. The plan, he praised, is proceeding.
General John J. Pershing lauds American troops and allied soldiers as the new expeditionary force lands in France. He recalls World War I valor and notes today’s generation continues the war of liberation with the same spirit and resolve.
Allied reports say Fifth Army units crossed the Tiber from Rome toward the sea with only weak resistance and large prisoner captures as Germans retreat northward. Air strikes damaged over 375 enemy vehicles. rail lines in Po Valley were bombed. Rome celebrated as the campaign reached a new phase.
In a War Finance Division statement, Wendell R. Barney announces the Fifth War Loan begins with the invasion, honoring American servicemen and the continent landings, urging support despite the ongoing planned drive.
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