The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-07-27
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tBy Associated PresD
The Red Army stormed German
defenses on a 30.mile front along
the Vista (Vistulal River today
and Moscow reported that a cross
ing was being effected In the Deb
lIn.PulawI region 81 to 6s miles
southeast OF Warsaw The wide
Wlsla Is the last main water bar
rier on the road 10 Germany.
1t. Gen. omar y. Bradley's AM
erlcan forces maintained a strong
offensive on the western front and
Gen. Eisenhower's headquarters an.
nounced that I'm the area west OF
ST. Lo Allied forces have made
good gains through enemy posi-
lions" The British. Canadian drive
at the eastern end OF the Normandy
front ground to a standstill against
strong opposition but German coun.
terattacks below Caen were re
pulsed.
Flght In Pisa
In Italy American troops occu.
pied the entire section OF Pisa
south OF the Arno River but the
Germans were reported barricad-
Ing streets In the north section for
a house-to.house defense. The Ger.
mans launched heavy tank-support-
ed counterattacks In an effort To
halt the British Eighth Army's drive
that has reached within eight miles
OF Florence on ten.mile front.
Headquarters in Rome said the Ger
man assaults were thrown back.
Under cover OF a tremendous ar
tlllery barrage, Russian troops
were reported crossing the WiSla
River In thousands OF Rmphibious
trucks. Moscow said tho Germans
apparently had failed In reSrouping
battered forces on the west bank
to halt a speedy crossing and that
perhaps the entire edefense on the
central front In Poland had been
smashed.
Showdown Battle
The showdown battle for Poland
ragged along the Wisla from north
OF Deblin TO south OF Pulawy, both
In Russian hands.
The Moscow paper Isvestia said.
Polish troops are advancing be-
aide the victorious Red army, Deb
|. lin Ia liberated already and the
capital OF Warsaw listens to the
defamation OF artillery"
The American front In Norman
DIV was broadened TO 20 miles by
drive Is miles TO the east OF 81
Lo' that captured Montrabot, four
miles northwest OF Caumont. In the
sector west OF st. Lo an armored
spearhead reached beyond Canisy.
two miles south OF the strategic 81.
Lo-Coutances highway. one OF two
columns closing In on Periers, 10
miles west OF ST. Lo, recaptured the
town OF raids. The other pushed
bridgehead across the Seves River
L. s. heavy bombers from Britain
attacked targets In Belgium today
and Berlin reported others from
Italy struck the Hungarian capital
OF Budapest. In nisht operations,
British heayles bombed the rail CEN
ter OF Giyors-Baden In southeast
France and Mosquitoes hit Ham
burg.
Harbor Slated
Allied waships and planes, sud
denly reappearing in the Indian
Ocean. have demolished the harbor
works at Sabang. key Japanese fort
ress guarding the rich stolen Is
lands OF the Dutch East Indies and
Singapore. Southeast Asia Head
quarters disclosed today.
Adm. Lord Louis Mountbatten.
confirming yesterdays Tokyo
broadcast, said Commute attack
Tuesday by battleships. cruisers,
destroyers and carrier aircraft ST.
fenced shore batteries, sank
freighter, wrecked two jetties.
wrecked workshops and Wharves
and left the target area ailame The
Japanese had claimed little dam
age.
Three thousand miles eastward
on Guam and Tinian, American war
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