The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-07

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 not held up progress of the Allied forces.
 (Tront dispatches since have ind. dioated however, that the forward Allied columns In northern France have paused for supply and regroup- ing during tho past seven dayS)
 German forces now are evaeuating all of southern France from tho Rhone to the Atlantic, according to stlmson, who said the gap be- tween the American Third Army of It, Gen. George 6, Patton, Jrp now on the Moselle and It, Gen, Alex. ander M, pateh's Seventh Army along the Rhono is gradually being eliminated, It iS only through this gap that the German forces in southern France can escape.
 4e,00O Casualties
 Stimson said that from D.day on June 0 through June 90 the Army suffered approximately 42,- 900 casualties of All types in France, Pre-. .invasion estimates had set the figure at about ei,oo0 he revealed, Of the 42,0o0, the secretary said, 8, e33 were battle oasualties,
 stimson also announced that Amer. loan Army casualties in all theAterB through Aug, 2i totaled 306,7oS in. cluding 67,077 killed, i50,eSS wound. cd, 41,e07 missing and 4B,2i8 priss oners of war. Of the wounded, he said, ei,eB0 have boen returned to duty, .
 stimsons figures through Aug, 2i brought total U. 8. casualties An. nouneed here to 30b,7b0. Navy, coast guard and marine eorps eas' ualties officially disclosed AS of toe day total b0,gb4. They include 25,- 026 dead, 2i,eo4 wounded, 0,07o mis- sing. and 4,40G prisoners of war.
 Stlmson also disclosed that ih tho later fighting in Northern FTAneo-- through July, when tho break- through at AVranchos was achieved, and August, when the breakthfougb was being oxplolted-U, 6. casualties were slightly less than tho ostim- Ates,"
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 Speaking of the action In the north, Stiirson said that "as for as w0 can judge 6 great part of tho German soldiers on thlg front arc bewildered and without hope" "T'he speed of our aetion and the overwhelming strength Of our cir forces are large factors eontribut. ing to this state of mind" no said "Ovor 100000 prisoners have been taken In northern and southern France. Yot tho German army discipline lS holding Up and we must still test the poduct Of the last des- porate mobilization efforts Of the NaM government. We have yet te strike the final blew,
 BtifnB0n stressed importance Of Aerial support for the advance Of tho ground forces. The 10th taes tical cir force was in practical Of. feet c right flank for the American Third Arniys tank columns, no said,
 Stimson said Patton had written 0on. Henry 1T. Arnold, commander Of the aiT forces.
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