Evening star., 1944-07-01
Nazis Hurled Back in Caen Area:
Americans Take Cap de la Hague;
Enemy Withdrawing Into Minsk
British RepuIse
Night Assault by
Rommel Forces
BULLETIN.

BULLETIN.
SUPREME ALLIED HEAD
QUARTERS (Fp. - American
troops have captured Cap de
la Hague.
The doughboys took G'reville
on the cape, and other Ameri-
cans have reached Omonville
Ia Rogue and Omonville la Pc
title, 3Ha miles from the tip of
the cape.
D. N. B., German news
agency, said Nazi forces at
Cap de Ia Hague consisted
OF barely 1000 men,
Headquarters declared Ger
man counterattacks were
thrown back in the Caen
sector.
~ the Associated Press.
SUPREME ALLIED HEAD
QUARTERS, July IA thunder
Ing night-long British barrage
smashed back an armored spear
head attempting to crash into
the Odon River bridgehead
menacing Caen, front-Iine dis
paches from Normandy reported
today as the Nazi command
threw elements of seven tank
divisions into the furious battle.
Massed artillery fire broke up the
assault on the west flank of the
Odon River corridor just as it
started.
The Germans renewed their stabs
this morning, the dispatches said,
with an attack on the British left
flank at Marcelet, west of Caen.
Four Nazi Mark w tanks were
wrecked, raising the toll taken by
British forces alone to 146 since
D-day.
On all sectors in Normandy 326
enemy tanks have been destroyed or
disabled.
YSnks Near st. Lo.
II the German armored units
which Marshal Erwin Rommel has
thrown into the fight were up to
strength they would represent about
1000 tanks and self propelled guns.
Some of the units have been brought
from Russia.
American forces, in local attacks
In the central sector of the bridge
head, drove to within 217 miles of
raoohiv,o ha Nj ~ 7
Forge, on the main highway to
Isigny and lie Carlton, due north
of the city
(The German high command
said today that Americans were
repulsed with the loss of 10 tanks
in an attack northeast of St. Lo.
Weak German forces still hold
Ing out in the northwest corner
OF Cherbourg Peninsula were
even more compressed" into their
nests of resistance, the COM
nunique added
ION both sides of the Odon
German counterattacks gained
ground, it was declaredD
RommeI Believed at Front.
Indications were seen here today
that Marshal Rommel himself had
taken personal command of the
bridgehead front. particularly after
the death of Col. Gen. Friedrich
Dollman. commander of the Ger
man 7th Army, which Berlin an
nounced yesterday.
1t also was apparent that Mar
shall Rommel was trying to use his
panzers as he did in the Libyan
desert to force quick, violent de-
cisions.
But thus far British pressure In
the Odon River salient was so great
that the German leader had been
unable to mount one large scale
counterattack. but had been COM
mitting his divisions in local attacks
quickly as they reach the scene of
action.
Marshal Rommel still had sizable
reserve of tanks which he has not
used in the battle-but which he
could use any moment.
Allies Strengthen Positions.
Allied troops are Strengthening
their positions on both banks of the
Odon River said Allied COM
munique No. 81 today. "All enemy
attempts to break through were
frustrated in the Caen- Evrecy sector
There is nothing to report on the
rest of the front"
The RAF yesterday sent big Lam
casters and Halifaxes. usually used
for night bombing, on one of their
few daylight tactical missions, the
bombing of Marshal Rommers re-
serves of armor. More than $50 of
these heavy bombers dropped 1,0OC
tons of bombs at 7:55 pm. on a con-
(see INVASION, Page A-2)