The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-06-09
INVASION ENTERS
"SECOND PHASE"
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third the task of crushing strate-
gic reserves, which might come
from Germany or other fronts and
whose defeat would spell complete
security for the Allied dispositions.
The British Sixth airborne divis-
ion, which the Nazis claimed yes
! terday to have t'annihilated," has
held repeated German attacks, the
communique said.
Amid strong indications that the
Allies have captured or construct
ed an airfield in Normandy, the
Allied communique dwelt on the
powerful all-day and night air sup
port given the troops with close
tactical bombing, air cover over
the constant streams of seaborne
reinforcements, and Wide-ranging
fighter-bomber and strafing mis-
sions.
Locations attacked by the planes
indicated expansion of the Allied
hold on Normandy, although head
quarters still was chary of NAM
ing specific points occupied by
ground troops.
In Washington Secretary of War
Stimson said the beaches were in
a 100-nile strip between the Cher
bourg peninsula and the Seine ri
yer mouth and that the Allies
were beating back repeated coun-
terattacks which were expected to
become intensified.
The supreme Allied commander
General Eisenhower, back from a
bea chhead tour, expressed full con-
fidence in the Allies ability to
continue with the second phase OF
the campaign on schedule. His con-
fidence was clearly reflected by
all concerned at headquarters.
Weather Improves
The weather, still not ideal, but
improving slowly despite showers,
remained an important factor in
the about campaign to build up
the Allied reserves.
With better weather the Allies
were expected to increase their al
rady overwhelming air superiority,
which has been more than $4,000
individual sorties flown despite dir
ty flying weather.
Presaging possible new Allied at.
lacks elsewhere in Europe, the
BIC, the American broadcasting
station in. Europe and North Afri-
can stations warned the people Of
Norway, Denmark, Holland, Bel
GUM and France not to fish in
coastal waters from 9 pm, Thurs.
day night until 9 pm. week
later, lest they 'hinder the op.
erations Of the Allied forces" Fish.
ermen now at sea were directed to
return to port Immediately, be.
cause failure to do so may be
fatal to yourselves"
Shipping Sighted
The Germans about the same
time broadcast that reconnaissance
had shown great concentrations
OF shipping in English ports, farth-
er orth, including the Bristol chan.
mel, the Irish sea and Scotland
The German radio, still con
stantly on the air with reports anc
propaganda accounts of the inva
sion, many of them obviously de
signed to gain information if pos
sible. made series of adnissio:
as we'll.
These included acknowledge
ment that Bayeux had fallen. a!
announced by the Allies early
Thursday; that fighting now wa
raging five miles south and south
west Of Bayeux; that two additional
Allied airborne divisions had land
ed Thursday by daylight north o
Bayeux; that fighting was heav.
east Of Bayeux, where 10 Alice
divisions were reported massed
and that the entire battle o
France was growing in depth.
This last was another way of say
ing that the Allies were advanc
ing. Allied bombers were admitted
to have "steamrollered" artiller.
and anti-tank coastal defenses t.
an unspecified depth.
The Germans also acknowledged
that at present their forces wer'
on the defensive, and that fighting
was going on inside the town o
Caen, nine miles inland.
The Nazi-controlled Paris radi'
estimated present Allied strength
in Normandy at 20 divisions, com
pared with IL reported by the Ger
man radio few hours earlier.
The Germans claimed the Chan
mel islands Of Jersey and Guernse.
had been cleared Of Allied invad
ers. The Allies never have men
toned any landings there.
| Adolf Hitler's own newspaper
the Volkischer Beobachter, tolo
the German people that success
for the Allied invasion would sin
Div mean the end" German pa
pers for the first time in the wa!
published an Allied comnanlque
the communique No. ! from sup
rene headquarters OF the Alice
Iexpeditionary force, announcing
the invasion.
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