Evening star., 1944-06-06
Beochheuds Set Up,
Coastal Batteries
Virtually SiIenced
Penetrotions Between Cuen
And lsieny Acknowledged
In German Broudcusts
B ULLE IN


BULLETIN
LONDON QF1.-Transocean in a Berlin broadcast
today said the Allies had established 15-mie front
from mile to a half mile deep between vilers-Sur-
Mer and Trouvine This is about Z miles south
Of the port Of lie Havre.
b, Associated Press.
SUPREME HEADQUARTERS ALLIED EXPEDITION.
AIRY FORCE, June 6.-Alled tank and infantry forces
landed In the Normandy of Northwest France today
and have thrust several miles inland against Unexpectedly
slight German opposition and with losses much smaller
than had been anticipated.
The grand assault found the highly varnted German
defenses much less formidable in every department than
had been feared
Arbone troops who led the assault before daylight
disclosed tonight though great plane fleets
extended across 200 miles Of navigation lights keep
Naval forces we're described at head
As very small although 1000 ships and several
madam British troops to France
cSa. s. +.
bsschhsads we're sDssdiy consclidated.
Lanainss Alsng 1ss-s1ue sxeteh
The German radio scenS landings loo-ns
stretch Of coast from chsboug Bay Of the
& = s . 3 5 e st u. ss. s.a n a .
Ar Force up ntn noon had ho only 50 sores the
bonbes they at the start
shat ssas
an order Of the day had told his
beaten OF If the Luftwane perishes"
penetrated several homees
between csen and 1sn which miles respectively
German opposition than expected
although nerce in many respects the Germans
life or death is in progress"
Led Montgomery troops who
srsed the Channel flights
parachute and glider forces which landed inland
Additional Landings Reported.
Eleven thousand supported the attack.
radio,a made from
csrbog to lie Hae reported landings
being made west of cherbou
the Normandy Peninsula nrst base
OF their campaign to destroy the Germany.
as ananss w.:f made . % M 1 British tim.
made and that
invasion at points the expected hourly.
Aside from confirming that Normandy
assault expedonary force was
silent concerning the locations for reasons
All meage though they were in specins
detail agreed that the Allies had made good the
phoou landing against possibly of coast
In the world,
Troops Ares sashins Inland.
Reconnaissance pilots said the beaches
and were slashng inland actually running in swift
advance The uncnhca word the
'cn radio admitted the Allied drive inland
More than $40 naval hurled many
tons shells accurately the
had spent four years preparing against day
Aimed planes preceded the landings with
beaches. " ~
The air attack thrust home through 5000 feet high
The absence opposition by nearly
all returning flyers and correspondents
supposed that they had chosen
opposition destroyers and motor
being With
The Germans expected blared
destruction Allied
They claimed furious battle had developed of
Naz motor torpedo
Claim Sinking Of
Another claim that one Allied cruiser and large landing
defiant the
opened a sporadic fire Dover during the afternoon.
Adolf
against operation Presumably Field Marshas
from their headquarters in France.
Allied continuing land particularly
midway
fighting the mouths OF the Orne and Wire Rivers.
arborne principal of operations
with the 28th h Aborne Divisions
said the British M and 9Th Abone Divisions
Seine The Germans complained
parachutists dropped, exploding touch
DNB from Berlin said
(see INVASION. page AS