The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-14
War On Many Fronts
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within about three miles of Periers a.sd a mile and three quarters from Isessay, which, with St. Lo. are the key points of the line.
 The German withdrawals were in good order and protected by rear guard squadr0ns which slowed the pace ol the American advance. The fighting around St. To was particu. lagly difficult. The frontal assault from the northeast, where the Americans had taken the highest ridge overlooking St. Lo. ground to a halt to await the approach ot supporting columns from the north and northwest.
 The Americans reached c village a mile from the edge of St. To in heavy lighting late yesterday but had to withdraw 200 yards to less exposed positions. The attack from the northwest was along both sides Of the Wire river. where one column on the north was three miles away.
 At the eastern end of the front the second British army continued 10 Ue-group for renewal Of it's drive ia the caen area. presumably in cos ordination with the expected Ameri- can break through on the west The Germans re-captured Coloms belles and st. HOn0rine, just east of Caen, in a cOnnthr-atiack yesterday.
 On the Russian front the Red armies were a little more than 20 miles away from the 1889 border 0l East Prussia with the arrival 0g one column at Noyaya Rllda, n0stll- east Of Grodn0. The rate of ads vance was as much as . mile ana q hall m hour in some sectors.
 With the capture 0f Wilno, capital of Soviet Lthuania, large soviet forces were freed to join in the march through Llthuansa already 70 progress northwest and southwest os the fallen citadel. Wilpo was taken after five days Of fierce street flgltts ing tn which 5000 Germans were killed and more than b0oo taken prisoner,
 Below Wilno. the Russians were closing lD from the northeast ana southeast on Gr0dn0 in a pipceFs attack 0n that stronghold protecting inc southeastern approaches to easL Prussia. 4 German broadcast salg inc Russians had broken into 0Eod. no. In the south the Russians were as miles from Blalyst0k and ss miles from Brest At0ysk
 The column closest 70 Rrest Lgts oVsk vas approaching on the hlgtl- gay from Bsrapowlcz 10 nee n0Tlils east and reached the area oG sin0lv y6nit6a, se miles away. Hansk, wn0ae capture the Germans copeeded IS l00 miles to the east of brest LIts 0ysk tlle citadel thus was threaten cd from three directions, being meils aaed from the southeast by tue lett wing Of the first White Russian army, operating beyond kowel
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 The German ealn0lincemepf oE tlle fall Of Pipak and the entry NlLe 0r0dn0 indicated full retreat was in progress from end 70 eee oi i1le long battle line,
 On tlle Italian front, aillf flehlang continued all along the liiae aeross tlle peninsula but the Allief bgfn md Eighth armies geEe Hakins 2 little better progress in nle wesk and center, They took seven elkeagle towns and various atrateeie heigllis lp gains Of as much as seven nlles in some sectors, ..
 The Allies weTe closing il ffolg Rll sides of ATegz0, go miles konllleasE 0f Vl0genae, central haaij0n ~ flee eneIny's d0tlBIe aetfDse line, and Kele elamping g pllleeTs ap kossls b0llsl. 22 miles ilel0w N'loFellee, heaf ille west coast they MRFe hlfeaiflls Ing TelgaeelelR, lg n0lles east 0f ne feap0ri of Lly0rno, which Was wifllF stood frontal aiiaes
 In tfla air waT, Allied planes Agalp siFeamed aer0ss ilae ehanllel 70 blisF thin ille attack ap the eoflilnenf, wlltle the Germans Fepoflfa strong f0gnRs 0f halnhefs and flehlerb from Italy lad aitaekaa ille bAaApe6s area in EIlngary, RAE M0aanlt0 h0Hhegs hlf llldusillel ebleeityes ln the llllhF during the lllgllf,
 Robot bombs fell 70 southern Nlles lelld agaiD iadev but lH deeFeaal1g numbers and London had Ils fobFfb straight nlght ef EeAplls gFaiD afs tack,
 Rastilla day was ahseVyed lD