The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-17
Assault Troops Smash Into Two More Towns
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town. Hut the American patrols had been infiltratlng well to the south of the town for some time.
 High optimism was reflected in the official statement that until the remaining high ground around St, Lo is ln American hands. the oc- equation of the town acnnot be called complete.
 Because of the prime importance the Germans attach to St. To ard the guardian Of the road running southwest. they were expected to fight for it street by street.
 Climax
 As the American battle to crack the St. Lo-Periers-Lessay line roared to climax, some of the heaviest { fighting on the British front since D Day was reported in and around Noyers and Evrecy, four miles apart on opposite sides of the Odon river below Caen.
 The British were punching south- ward in two parallel thrusts, hold. ing some houses in the eastern part of Evrecy and at least the eastern portion of Movers.
 After capturing Hill li3. the Brit lsh worked southeast across the Eyrecy-cacn highway and had reached a point 500 yards southeast Of the highway near the 0uigne river n tributary Of the Orne which skirts the eastern edge of Eyrecy
 On the other wing of the French front, an NEG broadcaster reported that the new Britlsh-Canadian at tack below caen had gained up to 4.500 yards--Nearly three miles-in the last 24 hours.
 I Other sources reported a violent battle for Movers, 10 miles south west of Caen and the hinge of the western flank of the British wedge driven across the Odon river. The fighting swayed back and forth tn the corridor between the Odon and the Orne as the Germans strove desperately 10 stem the push posing a grave menace tO their toehold hl the area immediately southeast oi caen. I United Press War Correspondent Richard D. McMillan reported from } advanced British headcquarters near Caen that big guns pounded the German positions between the odon and Orne all night, convert | ing them into what a staff ofilcef described as ''hell on earth" McAIlllan said the guns backing LID the new push were of the ''larg- est callber" and arrived with heavy reinforcement from Britain in Gen, Sir Bernard l.. MontgomeTy's sys- tematic buildup of strength.
 Local Game
 We continue 10 make local gains, elbOwing the enemy out from elumps Of woods. slowly but surely push ing our way toward the caen plain from which we will find room and suitable terrain tO carry out an ars armored battle" McMillan said.
 The Americans also resumed their attacks north and east of St. To at dawn today despite heavy ground mist which prevented artillery from offering supporting fire, a BEG 1 broadcast from Normandy said.
 The broadcast said the Americans were engaged heavily on road from Hlll i22 to the suburb of st. Georges Montcoca. the latter less than q mile north og St. To. and on the lower stretch of a ridge leading to the eastern suburb of Ste, Croiy
 Sunny skies over France for the first time in many days raised hopes that the Allied command at last would be able t0 throw its full air strength into the battle of Norman dy and perhaps speed the Anglo- American advance.
 At the eastern end of the German line, front dispatches told of new British and Canadian gains ln lo' eal offensive southwest of Gaen, but headquarters sp0keSmen said they had had no information on the pros gress of the drive since yesterday noon, 2s hours ago,
 2na Army keores
 Il Lt, Gen, Sir Miles c, Delnpsey's